In this follow-up to Hollywood Hit Men, Officer Cassidy Clarke investigates a cultish figure whose powerful pull is driving homeless teens to put their faith—and lives—in his dangerous hands.

Back from leave after her first closed case, Cassidy Clarke returns to the LAPD, ready to dig in. This time, homeless teens are disappearing. And it’s not because of social reform—they’re being targeted.

Cassidy follows a lead to a charismatic grad student who leans on his charm and vast resources to lure vulnerable kids under his wing. But when the people who could expose him start turning up dead, she abruptly switches focus, racing to protect his potential victims instead.

People like Evie, the street-smart unhoused teenager Cassidy’s father is trying to help, even as his own past comes calling. Retired officer Bill Clarke has enough on his plate without getting involved in another investigation, but Evie strikes a chord neither Cassidy nor Bill can ignore.

As the stakes—and body count—grow higher, Cassidy ventures deeper into LA’s seedy underground. But beneath the city’s bright lights and glamour, an even darker truth awaits…

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 YA novels include Keep Sweet and her American Library Association Award–nominated debut, Chasing the Jaguar. Special Agent Emily Ray was her first series aimed at adults, followed by Hollywood Hit Men and the Cassidy Clarke thrillers.

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, roller-skating, and art. She has too many rescue pets already but still stops for stray dogs, yard sales, and weird stuff by the side of the road.