In this gritty police procedural set in sunny Los Angeles, one detective retires just as his daughter joins the force—but when a serial killer case goes awry, they both have work to do.

When Cassidy Clarke joins the LAPD, she doesn’t plan on following in her father’s footsteps. Veteran detective Bill Clarke has big shoes to fill, but Cassidy has her own path to forge through the department’s tarnished reputation.

She’s just getting started when a string of murders plagues the city: Young women are being strangled in their homes. The media incites an uncontainable frenzy. And no matter how many newspapers they’re splashed across, the Hollywood Hit Men are no closer to being found.

While Cassidy takes to the streets, Bill is knee-deep in cold cases—and conversation with another killer. He’s sure that Tyler Derby committed more murders than they’ve pinned on him, and Derby’s convinced that, without his badge, Bill is no different from him.

As their investigations escalate, Cassidy and Bill find themselves embroiled in a dangerous game without a playbook. And if they can’t figure out the rules, their reputations aren’t all they could lose…

Michele Domínguez Greene is a Southern California native with a long-standing career in the arts. As a working actress, she has appeared in numerous television, theater, and indie film productions, including The Kill Floor, a 2023 festival favorite. She received an Emmy nomination for her work on the groundbreaking NBC series L.A. Law.

Greene’s debut novel, Chasing the Jaguar, was nominated for an American Library Association Award. Her second YA title was Keep Sweet. Her first novel for adults, part of a three-book series, is slated for a May 2025 release in the UK. Hollywood Hit Men kicks off the author’s Cassidy Clarke series in the US.

Greene lives in California with her family and serves as artistic director of Adelante Arts Collective, a performing and language arts program for at-risk youth and underserved communities. She enjoys cooking, hiking, art, and roller-skating. She has too many rescue pets but will stop for stray dogs, yard sales, and weird stuff by the side of the road.