Fowler, Karen J: The Case of the Imaginary Detective

Rima Lanisell tends to lose things - car keys, sunglasses, family members. Following the death of Rima's father, she goes to stay with her godmother Addison, a successful, eccentric, mystery writer. Addison's beach house seems the place to make sense of Rima's loss, yet she is soon caught up in a mystery of her own. Who stole the highly valuable object from Addison's kitchen? Why is Rima corresponding with an obsessive fan, using someone else's family name? Most importantly: what exactly was the relationship between Addison and Rima's father, and why did Addison name a murderer after him in one of her novels?