Readers will look forward to Day’s further adventures. A former magazine editor who’s contributed to TV’s Cold Case, Garrett writes with humor and insight about the Hollywood scene.
In the course of her investigation, Day comes to care more about catching the killer than earning the reward. Kellye Garrett’s first novel, Hollywood Homicide, about a semi-famous, mega-broke black actress won the Agatha, Anthony, Lefty and Independent Publisher 'IPPY' awards for best first novel. She wrangles assistance from her two best friends-flashy Sienna, a reality star in training, and no-nonsense Emme, the identical twin sister of Hollywood’s biggest star. Day, who realizes she passed by the scene of Haley’s death some weeks earlier, decides it’s time to turn private eye in an effort to work her way out of debt and save her parents’ house from foreclosure. While pondering what to do next, she notices a billboard offering a $15,000 reward for information on the hit-and-run murder of aspiring actress Haley Joseph. "Fun, smart, endearingly flawed, and impressively determined, Dayna Anderson is a heroine readers will fall in love with.Hard-up, semiretired actress Dayna “Day” Anderson, the appealing narrator of Garrett’s winning first novel and series launch, runs out of gas one day at a stoplight on an L.A. "Funny, lively characters populate this new Detective by Day series.this will be an entertaining entry into the amateur sleuth genre."― RT Book Reviews "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 "A smart, sassy debut, introducing an appealing protagonist with amusing friends."― Library Journal (starred review) and Debut of the Month
Readers will look forward to Day's further adventures."― Publishers Weekly (starred review) " winning first novel and series launch.Garrett writes with humor and insight about the Hollywood scene. And there are no second takes in real life. She chases down leads at paparazzi hot spots, celeb homes, and movie premieres, loving every second of it―until someone tries to kill her. But Dayna soon finds herself doing a full-on investigation, wanting more than just money―she wants justice for the victim. So after witnessing a deadly hit-and-run, she pursues the fifteen grand reward. All the semifamous, mega-broke actress wants is to help her parents keep their house. Winner of the 2017 Agatha Award for Best First NovelĪlso a Lefty Award Winner and a Barry Award-Nominated TitleĪctress Dayna Anderson's Deadly New Role: Homicide Detectiveĭayna Anderson doesn't set out to solve a murder.
Winner of the 2018 Anthony Award for Best First Novel
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