Four women. One man. A fortune up for grabs.
The four women seeing football coach Billy Brenner each decide to kill him on the same night, not knowing about the others. The goal is to get the fortune in Billy's safe, and escape dreary Longfield, Texas. But after Billy is found dead in his burning house, they learn the safe's missing. With a fortune at stake, and a coroner's wife with her own agenda, it's a race to see who can scheme their way to the money first.
Misty, the savvy stripper Billy had been promising to save. Caroline, the haughty teacher Billy swore he’d sweep away to a better life. Ashley, the kind-hearted nurse. Suzie, the small-town donut shop owner, Or, Amanda, the bored-to-death coroner’s wife. All desperate to escape dead-end Longfield.
With the police chasing false leads and the women chasing the money, who will come out on top? And in a town this small, can anyone keep a secret?
Fast-paced and darkly humorous, “Four Ways Dead” is a modern East Texas crime thriller about desperate women willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. With twists, turns, and shocking revelations, it’s an unflinching exploration of greed, desire, betrayal and the sometimes blurry line between right and wrong.