Hollywood Hit Men

A father-daughter LAPD duo juggle cases old and new in this promising series launch from Greene (Hayley Hope Is Gone). Bill and Cassidy Clarke are at opposite ends of their careers: Bill, a homicide detective, is leaving the force after four decades just as Cassidy has begun working as a patrol officer. In his final weeks, Bill has tried to solve a handful of cold cases by pestering incarcerated murderer Tyler Derby, whom Bill believes killed more women than he was convicted for. Then, on the morning of Bill’s last day, a pair of serial killers the press has dubbed “the Hollywood Hit Men” strangle a woman to death in her home and leave a lipstick heart on her cheek. Cassidy, eager to prove herself, joins her fellow officers in their hunt for the Hit Men, with occasional input from Bill, who continues to pursue Tyler even after he hangs up his badge. Greene nicely balances the two core mysteries and offers up just enough about Bill and Cassidy’s personal lives to keep readers on the hook for a sequel. Fans of Marcy McCreary’s Ford Family mysteries should check this out. Agent: Jill Marsal, Marsal Lyon Literary. (Nov.)