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Journalist. Los Angeles News Pioneer. Mystery Author.
Kelly Lange made Los Angeles television history as the first woman to anchor the nightly news in Los Angeles, then brought that insider newsroom experience into a series of stylish mystery novels.
About Kelly
Kelly Lange made television history as the first woman to anchor the nightly news in Los Angeles, breaking ground in a profession long dominated by men. Over a celebrated career in broadcast journalism, she became one of the most recognized faces on Southern California airwaves.
A veteran radio and TV news reporter, NBC talk show host, and longtime co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Kelly has interviewed presidents, movie stars, and the headline-makers of her era. She channeled that insider's view of Hollywood and the newsroom into a collection of stylish mystery novels - including the Maxi Poole series, following a Los Angeles TV reporter through cases shaped by celebrity, crime, and the cameras that never stop rolling.
The Books
A glamorous Los Angeles mystery about Devin Yorke, a former designer and second wife of a powerful business figure, who becomes the center of a murder investigation after her husband is found dead. Wealth, fashion, suspicion, and high-society tension.
Simon & Schuster · 1995 · ISBN 9780684801919
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A smart, breezy suspense novel about three longtime friends who rally around Kate after her abusive husband turns up dead shortly after they urged her to leave him. Friendship, secrets, privilege, and suspicion.
Simon & Schuster · 1998 · ISBN 9781416577287
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Maxi Poole Mysteries #1
Hollywood TV reporter Maxi Poole investigates the murder of Oscar-winning director Jack Nathanson, her former husband. Using newsroom instincts and entertainment-industry access, she follows a dangerous trail through Los Angeles.
Mysterious Press · 2002 · ISBN 9780446612562
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Maxi Poole Mysteries #2
Maxi Poole is assigned to cover the suspicious death of Gillian Rose, co-owner of a major vitamin and herb retailer. When Gillian's husband is also targeted, Maxi is drawn into a case involving wealth, public image, and threats that could end her career and her life.
Mysterious Press · 2003 · ISBN 9780446556859
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Maxi Poole Mysteries #3
Maxi Poole is pushed onto the overnight news shift - a world of dark streets, strange characters, and dangerous assignments. When she begins following the case of a missing boy, the story grows into a larger, more threatening mystery across Los Angeles after dark.
Mysterious Press · 2005 · ISBN 9780892967575
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A short children's story about Hannah, who wants pancakes for dinner even though Mom has rules. She brings Dad into the plan - a light, family-friendly story about wishes, rules, and what unfolds when a child has a very specific dinner request.
CreateSpace · 2017 · ISBN 9781979628075
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Follow Los Angeles TV reporter Maxi Poole through a city of newsroom pressure, celebrity culture, and crimes only an insider could untangle.
Book 1
Hollywood TV reporter Maxi Poole investigates the murder of Oscar-winning director Jack Nathanson, her former husband. Using newsroom instincts and entertainment-industry access, she follows a dangerous trail through Los Angeles.
Book 2
Maxi Poole is assigned to cover the suspicious death of Gillian Rose, co-owner of a major vitamin and herb retailer. When Gillian's husband is also targeted, Maxi is drawn into a case involving wealth, public image, and threats that could end her career and her life.
Book 3
Maxi Poole is pushed onto the overnight news shift - a world of dark streets, strange characters, and dangerous assignments. When she begins following the case of a missing boy, the story grows into a larger, more threatening mystery across Los Angeles after dark.
From glamorous Los Angeles suspense to newsroom-driven mysteries, Kelly Lange's fiction brings the energy of broadcast journalism into page-turning stories.
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