Nora Bauer wakes up drenched in blood with no memory of the night before. The faded movie star beside her doesn't remember either.
Whose blood is it?
Nora used to be the fixer Hollywood called at 3 a.m. Then she exposed a crime instead of burying it, and the town that paid her to keep secrets stopped taking her calls. So when Daphne Belle, an actress desperate for a comeback, needed someone to keep her out of the tabloids for one night, it looked like easy money.
Now the two of them have to retrace a night of drinks, drugs, and choices they can't take back. The trail runs through dive bars and back rooms, past the people Hollywood pays to stay invisible, toward something much bigger than one bad night. Someone wants the truth to stay buried, and Nora and Daphne are the only loose ends left.
Nora spent her career making other people's messes disappear. Now she's the mess.
A standalone Hollywood noir thriller from Nolon King and Sean Platt.
Nolon King writes smart psychological thrillers designed to leave you on the edge of your seat. His stories are dark, twisty, and often decidedly close to home.
He’s not afraid to explore the darker side of human nature through stories featuring families torn apart by secrets and lies. If you enjoy reading authors like Darcey Bell and Harlan Coban, movies like A Simple Favor and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, or shows like Ozark and Dead to Me, you’ll love Nolon King.
When not writing you will find Nolon drinking black coffee and observing humans in their natural habitats.
Sean Platt has always been an entrepreneur but knew he’d rather tell stories. When his wife bought him a laptop for his birthday in 2007, he dropped everything to start writing fiction.
Since making the leap, Sean has written hundreds of novels (including the international best-sellers Yesterday’s Gone and Invasion), penned dozens of scripts, and founded the IP Incubator Sterling & Stone, where more than thirty storytellers work together to create world-changing IP. Sterling & Stone’s stable of writers come to Sean for ideas, mentorship, and “better words.”
Originally from Long Beach, California, Sean now lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and dog, Fisher.