Kate is an unexpected Netflix star in the new series Dirty Pretty Things.  What makes this so unusual is she is a size 16, and the character in the book is not.  But the director falls in love with her, and new stardom is made.  However, when it comes out that her co-star Bella (who is legal 18, meaning NOT 18) is having an affair with the married director, the show is shut down and Kate has to get a “real job “even though she is only 17.  Her parents would prefer she goes to college, but if she wants to work, then she is going to work and pay for herself.  She gets a job at her best friend’s father’s law firm as a file clerk.  She can do it after hours, so she can still go to auditions and everything else she needs to be a real actress.  One night she sees a double murder in the window across the way.  However, NO one believes her.  

 

This book was slow.  I loved Kate as a character, and this read is mostly a character study.  It takes half the book to get to the first murder, and then the ending is so action packed, that it speeds to the finish line.  Overall, I Iiked this story, and I loved Kate, but I didn’t love the book.  If someone has seen the Get Dirty series on Netflix, which is based on another series by Gretchen McNeil, and loved it, then they will love this book. It fits right in.  For this reader, they love Gretchen for the Murder Trending books, and this title pales in comparison.  It’s not bad, but it’s not edge of your seat either.