Dying to Be Famous

Matt Hanes's dreams of superstardom were in reach when the vast American viewing audience selected him to be among the ten finalists on Star Maker--the reality TV phenomenon that plucks one talented nobody from obscurity and rockets him or her to instant fame. But someone decided Matt wasn't worthy . . .

Private investigator Jim McNamara has made a name for himself hunting killers in the world of rock 'n roll. Now he's diving into the shark-infested waters surrounding TV-land to discover who slew a young man with a million-dollar voice--and finding something rotting beneath the glitz and excitement of America's hottest on-screen obsession. And he's got to work fast to unmask a lethal music critic before any more contestants get eliminated from the competition . . . permanently.