COVER STORIES (Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery #3) by Dakota Donovan (released on 11/25/22)

COVER STORIES (Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery #3) by Dakota Donovan (released on 11/25/22)

COVER STORIES, the third installment in Dakota Donovan’s Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery series, was released by Sugar Skull Press on November 25, 2022. The 190-page novel is available in Kindle and paperback versions at Amazon.com. ABOUT THE BOOK: After a jury acquits Prima Powell of killing her husband, the beautiful TV star remains guilty in the […]

FREE KINDLE VERSION, L.A. SLEEPERS (Dec. 8-10, 2021)

FREE KINDLE VERSION, L.A. SLEEPERS (Dec. 8-10, 2021)

FREE KINDLE VERSION Dec. 8-10, 2021. To celebrate the recent arrival of Book 2 in Dakota Donovan’s Hollywood Ghostwriter Mysteries, Book 1 in the series is available in a Free Kindle Version from Dec. 8-10, 2012. Find your free copy of L.A. Sleepers at Amazon.com.

FREE KINDLE VERSION of DOUBLE IDENTITIES (Dec. 1-3, 2021)

FREE KINDLE VERSION of DOUBLE IDENTITIES (Dec. 1-3, 2021)

FREE KINDLE VERSION! From Wednesday, Dec. 1, through Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, my new Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery, DOUBLE IDENTITIES, is available in a FREE Kindle version. Thanks to all who take the time to read my latest! Happy Holidays! Get your free Kindle version of DOUBLE IDENTITIES at this LINK.

Kindle Version of DOUBLE IDENTITIES Now Available!

Kindle Version of DOUBLE IDENTITIES Now Available!

On 11/27/21, Sugar Skull Press released the Kindle version of DOUBLE IDENTITIES, the second novel in Dakota Donovan’s HOLLYWOOD GHOSTWRITER MYSTERY Series. Paperback version coming soon!  ABOUT THE BOOK: When Terry Grayson, showrunner for a popular sitcom, starts getting death threats, he’s sure the danger is coming from someone on staff. Grayson hires Dakota Donovan […]

Coming Soon! DOUBLE IDENTITIES, a Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery by Dakota Donovan

Coming Soon! DOUBLE IDENTITIES, a Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery by Dakota Donovan

Coming this fall — DOUBLE IDENTITIES, the second novel in Dakota Donovan’s Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery Series. ABOUT THE NOVEL: When Terry Grayson, showrunner for a popular sitcom, starts getting death threats, he’s sure the danger is coming from someone on staff. Grayson hires Dakota Donovan to go undercover in the writers’ room and smoke out […]

Free Kindle Version of L.A. SLEEPERS from 11/9-11/13/16

Free Kindle Version of L.A. SLEEPERS from 11/9-11/13/16

L.A. SLEEPERS: A Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery is available FREE via Kindle download from Wednesday, 11/9 through Sunday, 11/13/16. Get your FREE Kindle version at Amazon.com.

L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Beverly Hilton Hotel

L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Beverly Hilton Hotel

L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Beverly Hilton Hotel by Dakota Donovan Designed by architect Welton Becket — who also counts the iconic circular Capitol Records Building among his creations — the Beverly Hilton Hotel opened in 1953 and has enjoyed renovations over the decades, while retaining its midcentury charm. The location is a good place to spot […]

L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Bel Air

L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Bel Air

L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Bel Air by Dakota Donovan In my novel, L.A. SLEEPERS: A Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery, I travel to an  upscale enclave of Los Angeles known as Bel Air — the most affluent neighborhood in the city, located about twelve miles west of downtown. The community was founded in 1923 by Alphonzo Bell (hence, […]

L.A. SLEEPERS Excerpt: Cab or UBER?

L.A. SLEEPERS Excerpt: Cab or UBER?

L.A. SLEEPERS Excerpts: Cab or Uber? by Dakota Donovan In my novel L.A. SLEEPERS: A Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery, I love to take cabs— because I hate driving in L.A. traffic, especially in my old Toyota, where I risk heatstroke thanks to the vehicle’s broken A/C.   I wrote L.A. SLEEPERS in 2014, before UBER gained […]

Ghostwriter Tales: Catch-92

Ghostwriter Tales: Catch-92

GHOSTWRITER TALES: Catch-92 (or capture those memories while you still remember what you want to write about) by Dakota Donovan I was one of those kids who preferred eavesdropping on adults  over playing outside. While listening to my elders talking about their lives, I heard many say, “I could write a book,” meaning they had […]