King of Murder (Herculeah Jones Mystery)

King of Murder (Herculeah Jones Mystery) by Byars, Betsy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780142407592.

Together with her best friend and reluctant sidekick, Meat, Herculeah Jones meets a famous mystery author, Mathias King, aka the Murder King. Kings novels mirror gruesome, real-life murders, particularly A Slash of Life, which is about an unsolved local stabbing. Some people believe Mathias King isnt making up the details, could he actually be responsible for the crime? Herculeahs sure she can find out. But Meat seems too busy with his new girlfriend to give Herculeah much of a hand. Can Herculeah solve this mystery on her own, or will Meats dating be this sleuths downfall?