Rachel West and the Fallen Starlet
$39.59
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2026
Summary
Celebrity gossip can cut to the quick, but when it turns deadly it’s up to an aspiring reporter and her quirky neighbors to close the case in the first of a witty and nostalgic new mystery series.
Baby doll top, gladiator sandals, and fully loaded iPod at the ready: it’s 2008 in Los Angeles, and Rachel West is a little less starry-eyed than your average ingenue. Copyediting a celeb gossip rag isn’t the glossy entertainment journalism Rachel thought she would be doing, but hey, it pays…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593954379 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593954378 |
| Author: | Emma Mills |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Rachel West and the Fallen Starlet has everything—a fast-paced, tightly plotted mystery; an abundance of humor and banter; and the feeling of living inside a magazine getting all the celebrity gossip first. An addicting, fun, entertaining romp of a read! I devoured this.”—Gloria Chao, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
“This book kept me guessing. I even had an aha moment when I was sure I knew the murderer and I was completely wrong! So many great characters. What a fun read!”—Jo Firestone, author of Murder on Sex Island
“[Rachel] starts her own investigation, aided by a fun, eccentric crew of neighbors from her apartment complex, an elusive paparazzi photographer, a snarky coworker, and a hot police detective. Readers will happily tag along on this fast-paced, witty caper.”—Booklist
”[A] witty mystery”—Seattle Times
”[R]eaders in search of a winning dose of late-aughts nostalgia and an endearing heroine will find them here.”—Publishers Weekly
“Mills’s (Something Close to Magic) adult debut will have special interest for readers who remember the celebrity culture of the early 2000s. She’s nailed the feel of the time.”—Library Journal
Emma Mills
Emma Mills is thrilled to make her mystery debut with Rachel West. She is the author of six young adult novels, including First & Then, Foolish Hearts, and Something Close to Magic, and the middle grade graphic novel series The Greenies. When she is not writing, Emma can be found reviewing scientific documents, tending to her large collection of succulents, and deep-diving into various fandoms. Emma lives in St. Louis with her dog Teddy, who is best described as a big personality in a tiny package.
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