Kathryn Benton was a privileged young student with every advantage money could buy, but when she suddenly becomes the target of a massive nationwide manhunt, her comfortable world crumbles in an instant in “Dead by Monday,” the debut thriller from Morgan Hill author Chuck Foster. “The only tools she has are a guy she meets in a dumpster that claims to know her and his dead cell phone. Kathryn’s character arc requires her to transform from someone accustomed to a silver spoon into a resourceful survivor. While Foster initially aimed simply to write an engaging thriller, he recognizes a deeper theme in the finished product about the nature of justice. “I would encourage anybody who has ever thought about writing a little bit of fiction to just sit down and write a love story.