Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trashed | 2007 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
| 2 | Heartless | 2008 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
The Simone Glass series takes Alison Gaylin’s mystery writing to Hollywood, where a tabloid reporter finds that the stories behind the headlines are more dangerous than anyone expects. Trashed and Heartless use the celebrity world as a setting for crime fiction, with the contrast between public image and private reality driving the plots.
The two books have a sharp, observational quality that makes the Hollywood setting feel authentic rather than cartoonish. Gaylin uses the tabloid angle to explore how fame distorts truth — a theme that connects to her broader interest in perception and memory across all her work.