This book is an amazing flashback to the golden years of Hollywood. From the location of the investigation to the grand movie houses, there is definitely something for everyone. Tully Jarsdel begins his life as a history professor and discovers that this is not his calling. He proceeds to enroll in the police academy and gets a couple of years under his belt before being assigned to a detective core deep in the Hollywood hills. This book highlights his first case as lead detective and his acclimation to a relationship with his new partner. When a corpse is found burned on an alter in the Thai part of Hollywood it is up to him to figure out who did this. I thought the imagery of this book was magnificent and am hoping to hear more about this character with future books. This is a very talented author and I was glad to get a chance to read this one. Thanks for the ARC, Bookish First.