Murder Season

LAPD Detective Lena Gamble's third murder case is also Robert Ellis's most explosive thriller yet.It's another rough night in Hollywood. A horrific double murder at Club 3 AM, the A-list hangout for Hollywood celebs. Unfortunately for Detective Gamble, the case quickly becomes radioactive, and she’s on her own.The media is swarming. LAPD brass are frantic. Two dead bodies in Hollywood... The first victim is Johnny Bosco, owner of Club 3 AM and one of the most powerful men in Los Angeles. But Lena takes the shock hard when she sees the corpse laid out beside Bosco. It's 25-year-old Jacob Gant, acquitted just weeks ago in L.A.'s latest trial-of-the-century for murdering his 16-year-old neighbor, Lily Hight.Who killed Lily Hight? And why is this beautiful teen cloaked in so much mystery? That’s what Lena needs to find out, and in a hurry because the killer’s still loose and all the witnesses are turning up dead.Are these bizarre murders the result of a father's righteous anger? Or is something bigger at play? Something dark and twisted that no one can see except for the killer, who’s got Lena’s number and wants her next...“Murder Season: a terrific sick-soul-of-LA thriller. Before you can say Chinatown we are immersed in a tale of mind-boggling corruption where virtually every character in the book—with the exception of Lena—has a hidden agenda. Ellis is a master plotter. Along the way we meet wonderful characters.”—Connecticut Post, Hearst Media News Group“Within the space of a few books, Ellis has demonstrated that rare ability to skillfully navigate his readers through a complex plot filled with interesting, dangerous and surprising characters.”—Bookreporter.com“Riding with Detective Lena Gamble through the hills of Los Angeles is something I could get used to. She’s tough, smart, and most of all, she’s real.”—Michael Connelly (City of Fire, Lena Gamble Book 1)"Robert Ellis’s City of Fire is a gripping, spooky crime novel.”—New York Times “Hot List” Pick (City of Fire, Lena Gamble Book 1)“I just discovered Robert Ellis. This book is terrific.”—Janet Evanovich, People magazine (City of Fire, Lena Gamble Book 1)“This book is fast, gruesome, and twisted, like a scary Jodie Foster movie. Ellis makes it easy to be terrified.”—Library Journal (City of Fire, Lena Gamble Book 1)“Scorching. Deliciously twisted. Nothing is what it appears to be. Ellis succeeds masterfully in both playing fair and pulling surprise after surprise in a story that feels like a runaway car plunging down a mountain road full of switchbacks.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review (The Lost Witness, Lena Gamble Book 2) “Ellis serves up a killer crime tale with riveting characters and relentless twists.”—Booklist, Starred Review (The Lost Witness, Lena Gamble Book 2)“Ellis piles on the Hollywood atmosphere and procedural detail, and the end revelation is expertly timed and genuinely shocking.”—The Guardian (UK) (The Lost Witness, Lena Gamble Book 2)This is a great read! Thanks to everyone behind the scenes who helped make Murder Season happen!