Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day, #1) in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Dec 19, 2018 Nadine in NY Jones rated it did not like it

Shelves: mystery

Aubrey stayed put. I couldn’t take it anymore. In yet another of my well-thought-out decisions, I grabbed my cell, jumped out the car, and took off down the middle of the street. I always said I could run in four-inch heels. It was good to know I was right on that front.

This is very silly. Somehow from the tag line ("detective by day ...") and the (admittedly VERY cheesy) cover, I'd gotten the impression that it featured a reasonably hard-boiled police detective in Hollywood. Nah. It feature ...more

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Jun 10, 2019 Martha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: all-sorts-o-crime-fiction

My initial assumption was that Garrett's background in TV writing is the reason her book so effortless maintains a good pace and contains a fair number of realistic relationships. While this might be true, I eventually realized that the key to Hollywood Homicide's appeal (for me) is the main character's voice and her first person narration, something for which there isn't much space in TV. So yeah -- it turns out that Garrett is just a really stinkin good writer, whether it's for TV or on the pa ...more

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Jan 26, 2021 Sarah rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, mystery-cozy, mystery-female-investigator, mystery-contemporary

Dayna Anderson is an out-of-work actress in LA who is in serious need of some cash. She seed a billboard offering a generous cash reward for an unsolved murder. The photo on the billboard triggers some memories that Dayna just might want to forget.
This wasn't technically the best mystery I've ever read but it doesn't matter when so many other things work so well. The main character was delightful and the LA behind-the-scenes added dimension. This is full of humor and warm friendships and the we ...more

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Aug 06, 2021 Akilah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-for-grownups, global-majority, audiobook, bw, mystery, 2021, 2021-08

This book was super cute, and a lot of fun. I loved all of the characters (even though main character Dayna was driving me a little nutso in the middle). One of my favorite things about the book is how Dayna describes the other people she encounters based on what part she thinks they'd play in a movie or TV show.

There's a lot of humor throughout and, surprisingly, one of the funniest moments was a confrontation with one of the witnesses.

Did I mention I really liked all of the characters? I LOVE ...more

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