Hollywood Ending

by Kellye Garrett Narrated by Bahni Turpin

Overview

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 celebrity publicist Lyla Davis is killed, the festive mood comes to an abrupt halt. Apprentice private eye Dayna Anderson thinks she's uncovered the killer. Unfortunately, what starts as an open-and-shut case turns out to be anything but. Diving deeper into the investigation, Dayna gets a backstage look at gossip blogging, Hollywood royalty, and one of entertainment's most respected awards shows-all while trying to avoid her own Hollywood ending.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

06/25/2018
Agatha-winner Garrett’s delightful sequel to 2017’s Hollywood Homicide finds former L.A. actress Dayna “Day” Anderson, who was the spokesperson for Chubby’s Chicken until a photographer caught her eating something other than one of the fast-food franchise’s two-piece combo deals, struggling to launch her career as a private investigator. Day has had some modest success working with a PI who turns out to be unlicensed, but it’s not enough to pay her bills. A chance to really prove herself comes along when Hollywood publicist Lyla Davis is fatally shot at an ATM early one morning on La Brea Blvd. Day soon realizes that the apparent botched robbery was a set-up, and she and sidekick Sienna follow the clues to infamous celebrity gossip Anani Miss. The Lucy-and-Ethel-like antics of Day and Sienna provide plenty of laughs, but readers will also enjoy watching Day as she develops her sleuthing skills, including savvy social media tactics. Garrett, who wrote for TV’s Cold Case, brings a smart insider’s view of contemporary Hollywood to this lighthearted series. Agent: Michelle Richter, Fuse Literary. (Aug.)

From the Publisher

Praise for Hollywood Ending:

Named a Best Summer Read for 2019 by the TODAY Show

"It's just as fantastic as the first book. I can't say enough good things about this series!"—Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series

A 2019 Lefty Award Nominee

Named Best of 2018 by Suspense Magazine

"Garrett continues to build an appealingly quirky crime-solving team."—Kirkus Reviews

"Garrett, who wrote for TV's Cold Case, brings a smart insider's view of contemporary Hollywood to this lighthearted series."—Publishers Weekly

"Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series will feel right at home."—Library Journal

"Day's funny and determined, the sort of woman who really WOULD make a wisecrack when faced with danger."—Donna Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of the Meg Langslow series

"Kellye Garrett's Hollywood Ending glitters with stardust. A fun, fast-paced mystery, it's definitely an A-lister."—Elaine Viets, author of the Dead-End Job mysteries

"Fasten your seatbelts. A star is born!"—Nancy Martin, author of the Blackbird Sisters mysteries

"An entertaining whodunit that provides readers a peek behind Hollywood's star-studded curtain."—Diane Kelly, award-winning author of the Paw Enforcement, Tara Holloway, and House-Flipper mystery series

Praise for Hollywood Homicide:

Winner of the 2018 Agatha Award for Best First Novel

Winner of the 2018 Anthony Award for Best First Novel

Winner of the 2018 Lefty Award for Best Debut

Winner of the 2018 IPPY Gold Medal for Best First Book

"[A] winning first novel and series launch…Garrett writes with humor and insight about the Hollywood scene. Readers will look forward to Day's further adventures."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A smart, sassy debut, introducing an appealing protagonist with amusing friends."—Library Journal (starred review) and Debut of the Month

"Veteran TV writer Garrett uses her Cold Case experience to inform her debut, which sets up more than one charming character and isn't afraid to go cynical on all things LA."—Kirkus Reviews

"Funny, lively characters populate this new Detective by Day series...this will be an entertaining entry into the amateur sleuth genre."—RT Book Reviews

"Fun, smart, endearingly flawed, and impressively determined, Dayna Anderson is a heroine readers will fall in love with...I relished every unexpected twist and turn of this highly entertaining mystery!"—Kyra Davis, New York Times bestselling author

"Hollywood Homicide is a non-stop, fun read with humor sharp as a stiletto heel."—Ellen Byron, USA Today bestselling author of The Cajun Country Mysteries

"Toss in a hit-and-run, a steep reward, and more one-liners than a Marx Brothers marathon and you've got Hollywood Homicide."—Catriona McPherson, Agatha Award-winning author

"Takes readers on a madcap ride through the underbelly of La La Land."—Lucy Burdette, author of the bestselling Key West Food Critic Mysteries

"Hollywood Homicide has a heart as big as Los Angeles."—Rachel Howzell Hall, author of the critically acclaimed LAPD Detective Elouise Norton series

"Buckle up for a fun, fast-paced joyride through the streets of Los Angeles."—Marla Cooper, author of the Destination Wedding Mystery series

"Garrett has written a novel with great voice, characters, hilarious moments, and a lot of Hollywood, which is a perfect start to a series."—BookRiot

"The novel is quick paced, utterly beguiling, and enjoyable."—Désirée Zamorano for the LA Review of Books

Library Journal

08/01/2018
After solving a hit-and-run case, former commercial spokesperson Dayna Anderson hopes to become an apprentice to cop-turned-private investigator Aubrey Adams-Parker. She thinks she's found the perfect case when Lyla Davis, spokesperson for the upcoming Silver Sphere Awards event, is killed at an ATM. Dayna's boyfriend, hot actor Omari Grant, had been at the ATM just minutes earlier. Teaming up with best friend Sienna Hayes, a reality star wannabe, and using her wiles and connections to probe the social media secrets of Hollywood's biggest stars, Dayna's soon caught up in the gossip, all the while urging Aubrey to become a licensed PI so she can continue her own adventures. Yet Dayna's schemes are sidetracked when she realizes she's picked the wrong person as the killer. VERDICT Following the Agatha Award-winning debut, Hollywood Homicide, with Garrett's Tinseltown expertise adding to the fun and humor, Dayna continues her escapades with the help of quirky friends and a mysterious man known only as Z. Fans of Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series will feel right at home.—Lesa Holstine, Evansville Vanderburgh P.L., IN

Kirkus Reviews

2018-05-28
An oddly assembled crew digs into the depths of Hollywood's elite in an effort to solve crimes for cash.Still savoring the sweet taste of success from her last case, which netted her $1,000 (Hollywood Homicide, 2018), Dayna Anderson's ready to continue her crime-solving streak. Or, at the very least, her money-earning streak, which is especially welcome since she hasn't worked as an actress since her Chubby's Chicken commercial almost two years ago. Dayna's near-accidental path as an amateur detective and bounty hunter for the LAPD tip line is bolstered by her friendship with uncharismatic, unromantic Aubrey S. Adams-Parker, an ex-cop who backs up Dayna's Hollywood hunches with law and order. The real fun begins when Dayna teams up with her friends as sidekicks. Sienna's determined to make it as an Instagram star; Emme's a computer whiz with maybe too much time on her hands. Dayna's latest case is the fatal shooting of Lyla Davis, a publicist for the Silver Sphere Organization. While Lyla's death looks like collateral damage in an ATM holdup, Dayna's savvy and digging suggest that someone could have wanted to keep a secret Lyla was in on. Dayna knows Hollywood secrets all too well. After all, she's been living one ever since she hooked up with childhood friend Omari Grant, whose publicist doesn't want it getting around that Omari's with some average girl. But Dayna's sleuthing and ad hoc team make her anything but average, and she cuts to the truth around Lyla's death quickly but without thinking about the ramifications that secrets kill.Though sometimes there's so much going on that you lose sight of the high-stakes main event, Garrett continues to build an appealingly quirky crime-solving team.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177299679
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	03/24/2020
Series:	Detective By Day , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

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