When New York sergeant Shelly Lowenkopf is shipped out of the Bronx on a brief assignment in California, he's like a fish out of water in the Tinseltown glitz. As police consultant on a movie set, he runs into real-life drama when a movie executive is murdered. The Next to Die is the 1st book in the Allerton Avenue Precinct Novels, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.