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Kellye Garrett

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Kellye Garrett’s crime fiction novels have been featured on the Today Show, won numerous awards, and named to Time Magazine’s 100 Best Mystery & Thrillers of All Time. After breaking into publishing with the Detective by Day lightweight mystery series, she transitioned into standalone suspense. The latest is Missing White Woman, a twisty thriller and "compulsive page-turner" (Harlan Coben) about a woman who thinks she’s waking up to a romantic vacation—only to find a body in her rental home and her boyfriend gone. It was an Apple Books Staff Pick, Amazon Editors’ Pick, Reader's Digest June 2024 Book Club selection and the CBS New York Club Calvi Spring Book Club pick.In addition, Kellye is a co-founder of Crime Writers of Color, which recei ...more

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Kellye Garrett Hi Kalpana. Unfortunately, Midnight Ink closed before we could release the third book. Alas, it's just a document on my laptop right now. Hopefully on…moreHi Kalpana. Unfortunately, Midnight Ink closed before we could release the third book. Alas, it's just a document on my laptop right now. Hopefully one day we'll be able to release it though.

I am working on a new standalone though so hopefully something new from me will be out soon. (less)
Kellye Garrett Hi Monica! Thanks for the congrats. I don't want to spoil things but you find out pretty quickly in Hollywood Ending whether Dayna and Omari did indee…moreHi Monica! Thanks for the congrats. I don't want to spoil things but you find out pretty quickly in Hollywood Ending whether Dayna and Omari did indeed get together. (less)
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READ WITH ME: AN ANNOTATED GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE CHAPTERS 6 – 10

My friend Rosey had the great idea to annotate a copy of Hollywood Homicide for a giveaway. I thought I’d take it one step further and share some insights in a blog post as well. (And I’m not just doing this because my handwriting is atrocious!)

Here’s some “insider info” on chapters 6 – 10. You can find the first five chapters here: https://kellyegarrett.com/2017/08/09/...,

Warning: This does conta Read more of this blog post »
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“I guffawed. Like literally. Before I'd done it myself, I didn't even know what guffawed meant.”
Kellye Garrett, Hollywood Homicide

“on FarmVille.”
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“It was a murder-suicide, Bree. Crime of passion. It happens every day in this country.”
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