<DIV><P>No longer an amateur sleuth, Steph Cha’s “compelling and original” (LA Times) crime heroine Juniper Song is working as an apprentice for Chaz Lindley’s P.I. firm when she finds herself nose deep in a Hollywood murder scandal. When a young woman named Daphne Freamon calls looking for an eye on her boyfriend, Chaz punts the client to Song. Daphne is an independently wealthy painter living in New York, and her boyfriend Jamie Landon is a freelance screenwriter living in Los Angeles, ghostwriting a vanity project for movie star Joe Tilley. Song quickly learns that there’s more to this case than a simple tail, and her suspicions are confirmed when Tilley winds up dead in a hotel room. Nonetheless, when Jamie becomes the prime suspect in the movie star’s murder, she agrees to help the charismatic couple discover the truth, even as the police build their case against Jamie. As she chases leads and questions grieving Hollywood insiders, she uncovers a sordid layer of blackmail and hidden identities, of a history of violence that leaves no one safe from judgment.<BR><BR>A stunningly written, fast-paced, and edgy read, <I>Beware, Beware</I> takes readers to the dark heart that beats behind the glittery surfaces of LA’s celebrity royalty and in a tale perfect for fans of Lisa Unger and Tana French.</P><P><B>Praise for <I>Follow Her Home</I></B></P><P></P><P>“[Song] is a compelling and original protagonist… One only hopes that Cha and her driven, neo-noir detective have more opportunities to explore those troubling intersections over many books to come.” –<I>LA Times</I></P><P>“Stephanie Cha's brilliant debut is as Noir as Old Nick's sense of humour. Compelling from first to last page, she takes on contemporary L.A., sweeping the reader through Chandler's twilight, heartbroken city from mansions to faux K-town hostess bars. L.A. Noir at its finest.” -- Denise Mina, author of <I>The Dead Hour</I></P><P> </P><P>"<I>Follow Her Home</I> takes a fresh trip down the sunny, dark streets of Los Angeles, and Juniper Song is a great guide - young, sharp, and worldly-wise. Keenly observed and deeply felt, the story slowly got under my skin. I couldn't put it down." - Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award-winng author of <I>Ransom River</I></P><P> </P><P>“In a glittery L.A. of pretty, privileged twentysomethings, Stephanie Cha's <I>Follow Her Home</I> opens like a playful homage to Raymond Chandler but deepens into something darker: an utterly 21st-century ode to sisterhood in the face of crime. A fast-paced thriller told in smart, sparkling prose, <I>Follow Her Home</I> is a moving exploration of mothers and daughters, men and women, immigrant history, loss, and hope.” –Joy Castro, author of <I>Hell or High Water</I></P><P> </P><P> </DIV>