First published 2010
Hazie Coogan has spent decades managing the chaotic life of Katherine "Miss Kathie" Kenton, a fading Hollywood star who has survived multiple marriages, career revivals, and plastic surgeries. When charming Webster Carlton Westward III enters their world, he quickly seduces his way into Miss Kathie's bedroom and bank account. Hazie grows suspicious of this smooth operator and makes a shocking discovery. Webster has already written a tell-all memoir that predicts Miss Kathie's death during her starring role in an upcoming musical. As bodies begin piling up around them, Hazie realizes she must outwit this calculating killer before he destroys the woman she has devoted her life to protecting. Set against the backdrop of vintage Hollywood glamour, this darkly comic thriller pits a loyal servant against a ruthless opportunist in a deadly game of survival.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Hollywood
Period: Vintage
192 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday
Content warnings: death, murder, violence