As Dead As It Gets

Maggie Mars used to be a journalist on the East Coast, but now she’s come to L.A. to make a name for herself as a screenwriter... and maybe live her fantasy of someday meeting Jack Nicholson. When Roger Urban, her long-time mentor and friend, is found dead--in a splashy red garter and bra--Maggie is determined to find his killer.

Helping Maggie are her legal eagle of a boyfriend and her batty father. Not to mention an L.A. cop who thinks Maggie just might identify the killer. Because of her curiosity and stubbornness--or because he is her ex-boyfriend?

Maggie’s always wanted to see her name in lights--and sometimes a girl gets what she wants. She might find out who killed Roger and become a hot news item.

As the next victim.

Cady Kalian has worked in Hollywood for eight million years and is the cleverest and most beautiful woman alive. All true, except for the fact that Cady Kalian is not alive. She is the pseudonym for two incredible Hollywood icons: Irma Kalish, who is an award-winning television writer with over 300 scripts to her credit and is a past Vice President and current Board member of the Writers Guild of America, and Naomi Gurian, screenwriter and former Executive Director of the Writers Guild of America.