The Actor's Guide to Murder

Author Lee Hollis
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On sale Aug 25, 2026 | 320 Pages | 9781496762641

“Baby, don’t even go there!”

That was Jarrod Jarvis’s catch phrase as the adorable, girl-crazy moppet on the 80s  sitcom, Go To Your Room! It was a great ride until the tabloids caught the popular teen idol kissing another guy at the L.A. gay rodeo. “Gay” and “teen heartthrob” not exactly being career-making words at the time, Jarrod’s star crashed harder than a Kathie Lee Gifford CD.

Flash forward: Now happily living with his cop boyfriend, Charlie, and their dog, Snickers, in the Hollywood Hills, Jarrod’s ready to hit the comeback trail . . . but he never imagines how fame will strike this time. At a reading with his psychic, Jarrod is disturbed to hear that someone close to him will be murdered and even more shocked when it turns out to be his best friend, Willard Ray Hornsby, also a former child star. When Willard is found face down in his own lap pool, the cops call it an accident, but Jarrod’s far from convinced—and he’s ready to play the Sherlock Holmes of West Hollywood to prove his conspiracy theory right . . .
Lee Hollis is the pen name for a brother and sister writing team. Rick Copp is a veteran film and television writer/producer and also the author of two other mystery novel series. He lives in Palm Springs, California. Holly Simason is an award-winning food and cocktails columnist living in North Carolina. You may visit their website at www.LeeHollisMysteries.com or find them on Facebook by typing in: Lee Hollis View titles by Lee Hollis

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“Baby, don’t even go there!”

That was Jarrod Jarvis’s catch phrase as the adorable, girl-crazy moppet on the 80s  sitcom, Go To Your Room! It was a great ride until the tabloids caught the popular teen idol kissing another guy at the L.A. gay rodeo. “Gay” and “teen heartthrob” not exactly being career-making words at the time, Jarrod’s star crashed harder than a Kathie Lee Gifford CD.

Flash forward: Now happily living with his cop boyfriend, Charlie, and their dog, Snickers, in the Hollywood Hills, Jarrod’s ready to hit the comeback trail . . . but he never imagines how fame will strike this time. At a reading with his psychic, Jarrod is disturbed to hear that someone close to him will be murdered and even more shocked when it turns out to be his best friend, Willard Ray Hornsby, also a former child star. When Willard is found face down in his own lap pool, the cops call it an accident, but Jarrod’s far from convinced—and he’s ready to play the Sherlock Holmes of West Hollywood to prove his conspiracy theory right . . .

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Lee Hollis is the pen name for a brother and sister writing team. Rick Copp is a veteran film and television writer/producer and also the author of two other mystery novel series. He lives in Palm Springs, California. Holly Simason is an award-winning food and cocktails columnist living in North Carolina. You may visit their website at www.LeeHollisMysteries.com or find them on Facebook by typing in: Lee Hollis View titles by Lee Hollis
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