Former scream queen actress Nina Maddox may have survived a career in horror films but when she turns private investigator, she discovers that the real Hollywood hides a different kind of monster. In the gritty streets of 1980s Los Angeles Nina has made a reputation as the go-to woman when Hollywood is in trouble - and it's always in trouble. Hired by studio mogul Mickey "The Steamroller" Boehler, Nina arrives at the plush Bel Air mansion of TVs hottest leading man, Hank Trank, but is too late to help the star who's been brutally murdered with his own awards statue. As Nina digs through Hollywood's glittering façade, she uncovers connections between mysterious figures in the shadows, a missing teenage starlet and a conspiracy that reaches into the highest echelons of power. The body count rises with each new revelation. Someone is systematically silencing anyone who might expose the grotesque secret festering in Hollywood's darkest corners. Now they've set their sights on Nina - and they'll stop at nothing to keep their twisted secrets from being dragged into the harsh Californian sun. What Nina uncovers threatens to rock the city to its core-if she can survive long enough to reveal it. In this twisting, unpredictable thriller, Nina Maddox soon learns that Hollywood can be murder.