Hollywood Enemy: A Hollywood Alphabet Series Thriller

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Hollywood Enemy: A Hollywood Alphabet Series Thriller

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Hollywood Enemy by M.Z. Kelly

***Has the potential to be a good mystery, but too many plotlines are distracting and muddy the thrill***

Hollywood Enemy by M.Z. Kelly is the fifth installment of the Hollywood Alphabet Series. Though part of a series, the book could easily stand on its own, but having prior experience with Kelly’s work will enhance your understanding of Kate and her friends.

Hollywood Enemy follows the heroine, Kate, who is a detective on the Hollywood Police Force. Kate has her hands full with not one, but two, mysteries to solve. She is up against a bizarre and demented serial killer who is targeting wholesome young women in the name of art. As if that weren’t enough, she is also being stalked by the man who killed her father. Each chapter contains some new twist or action scene. The ending of the story may surprise you.

Kate does an admirable job of maintaining her sanity throughout all the plot twists. However, the double-mystery plot line does cause some confusion as the story progresses. At times, it feels as if each individual case she is working isn’t given the attention it deserves. There is just so much going on that the personal moments in Kate’s life seem glossed over and we don’t get to experience her personality or life on a deep level. Personally, I would rather have seen a deeper connection created between the characters and skipped the excessive sexual humor and wisecracks that pervade the book.

Still, Kate herself is a likable and interesting heroine. She is surprisingly normal compared to her wild and crazy roommates and her new case partner, Joe. Only in a book could a man like Joe exist, as he is an insulting, obnoxious, stubborn FBI agent. His creative name-calling was distracting, rather than amusing.

All in all, Hollywood Enemy is a book that makes an interesting light read, in spite of having a few idiosyncrasies that hold the book back from being a well-written mystery. I wouldn’t give the book my highest rating, yet I also think it deserves a read simply because the mystery part of it is really quite shocking. Enjoy!
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