Ebook {Epub PDF} Dead to Me by Mary McCoy

 · Set against the seductive, salacious and often unscrupulous backdrop of ’s Old Hollywood, Dead To Me is a credit to the young adult market, the historical fiction genre, and the noir films on which it was undoubtedly based. Author Mary McCoy’s debut is intelligent, thrilling and undeniably evocative with a bold, courageous heroine and a mystery that will have readers on the .  · by Mary McCoy ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 3, A privileged girl turns detective in a gritty noir thriller about the not-so-glamorous side of Hollywood in the s. Alice Gates has always lived a comfortable life in her spacious Hollywood home. Her father does PR for a prestigious studio, and Alice and her sister, Annie, have spent their childhood hobnobbing with famous movie stars and Author: Mary Mccoy. In Dead To Me, a year-old girl named Alice finds her sister Annie, who ran from home four years ago, in a hospital. Annie is still alive, but she's beat up so bad that she looks like she could die any second/5.

Mary McCoy is the Senior Librarian in Teen'Scape, the young adult department at the Los Angeles Public Library. She's also worked as a hot dog vendor, a hotel maid, a bass player, a fundraiser for public television, and a contributor to On Bunker Hill and the project, where she wrote stories about Los Angeles's notorious past. Mary McCoy's debut, Dead to Me, is a captivating mystery that kept me guessing. Alice Gates is a fun heroine in Dead to Me. She reminded me a lot of Veronica Mars. She investigates things on her own, probably when she shouldn't, and takes chances that often times can be quite dangerous, all for the sake of finding out what happened to her. Dead to Me. by Mary McCoy. Share your thoughts Complete your review. Tell readers what you thought by rating and reviewing this book. Rate it * You Rated it * 0. 1 Star - I hated it 2 Stars - I didn't like it 3 Stars - It was OK 4 Stars - I liked it 5 Stars - I loved it. Please make sure to choose a rating.

McCoy debuts with a gritty, noir-style thriller about the Gates sisters, two teenagers coming of age in Los Angeles during Hollywood's Golden Age. After four years apart, year-old Alice finds her older sister, Annie, in a hospital bed after being beaten close to death. This is the website of Mary McCoy, author of Indestructible Object, I, Claudia, Camp So-And-So, Dead to Me. She can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads. Mary is represented by Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. Mary McCoy's writing is engaging which makes Dead to Me an exciting read, ideal for readers who like a mystery with a less common setting. Reasons to Read: 1. The old Hollywood setting: I haven't read many books which are set in old Hollywood, but Mary McCoy did a fantastic job describing the setting in Dead to Me.