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 […]
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 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
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 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 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 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 (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 […]
L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Mulholland Drive
L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: Mulholland Drive by Dakota Donovan The above photo gives a feeling of what it’s like to drive on L.A.’s Mulholland Drive, but no photo can really do it justice. For a driving tour of the infamous road, check out this video. Built in 1924, Mulholland Drive is a two-lane road along the […]
L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: The Margaret Herrick Library (Beverly Hills, CA)
L.A. SLEEPERS Locations: The Margaret Herrick Library (Beverly Hills, CA) by Dakota Donovan A substantial portion of Chapters 6 and 7 of my novel L.A. SLEEPERS: A Hollywood Ghostwriter Mystery takes place at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills — a beautiful facility and heaven on earth for most researchers. The rules are strict […]
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