Hollywood Ending by Kellye Garrett is the second book in the “Detective by Day” mystery series. Publisher: Midnight Ink, coming August 8, 2018.
Tinseltown’s awards season is in full swing, and everyone is obsessed with dressing up, scoring free swag, and getting invited to the biggest awards shows of the year. But when popular Silver Sphere Awards publicist Lyla Davis is killed during a botched ATM robbery, the celebratory mood comes to an abrupt halt.
Dayna Anderson—an actress turned apprentice private investigator—uncovers the killer almost immediately. Unfortunately, what starts as an open-and-shut case turns out to be anything but. Lyla’s murder was no robbery-gone-wrong. Someone hired the gunman to kill her. Diving back into the investigation, Dayna gets a backstage look at the worlds of gossip blogging, Hollywood royalty, and one of entertainment’s most respected awards shows—all while trying to avoid her own Hollywood ending.
There is no sophomore slump in Kellye Garrett’s domain with this delightfully entertaining addition in the “Detective by Day” series.
An exciting fast-paced and well written drama that immediately grabbed my attention from the first page never letting go until the last page was read. I really enjoyed the relationship between Dayna and her friends and how they come to her aid as she goes sleuthing for her latest case. This one seemed clear cut, but the author planted a few tidbits here and there and this case takes off on a different level and Dayna is once again utilizing her resources in the pursuit of justice. The author’s writing style and character development shines throughout this mystery filled with plenty of suspects and strategically placed clues that had me immersed in all aspect of the story being told. The narrative was enhanced with visual descriptions of Hollywood and all its trappings and it was fun watching this backdrop play out with the Hollywood elites and their foray into who was behind the murder and it’s Dayna’s dogged pursuit that when all was said and done, only one person was left standing . . . the killer. This was a fun and enjoyable read and I can’t wait to see what new adventures await Dayna and her friends.
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.
Sounds interesting and a bit different.