Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secrets We Keep | 2019 | Nolon King | Buy |
| 2 | Close To Home | 2019 | Nolon King | Buy |
| 3 | Red Carpet Black | 2019 | Nolon King | Buy |
| 4 | Tell Me No Lies | 2020 | Nolon King | Buy |
| 5 | Heat To Obsession | 2020 | Nolon King | Buy |
| 6 | Fade To Black | 2020 | Nolon King | Buy |
Bright Lights, Dark Secrets is Nolon King’s Hollywood-set thriller series. The six books, published between 2019 and 2020, explore the dark side of fame and the entertainment industry. Secrets We Keep (2019) opens the series, and the rapid publication pace gives the sequence the feel of a binge-worthy television show.
The first three books arrived in 2019: Secrets We Keep, Close To Home, and Red Carpet Black. The second half followed in 2020 with Tell Me No Lies, Heat To Obsession, and Fade To Black. King uses the Hollywood backdrop to keep the stakes personal and public at the same time, with characters whose secrets could ruin careers as easily as relationships.
Readers who enjoy serial thrillers with short chapters and cliffhanger endings will find this series hard to put down. Nolon King is a pen name, and the writing style leans commercial and fast-paced. The six-book format means the story has room to develop without dragging, and the titles alone hint at the escalating tension from one installment to the next.