Detective Sydney Valentine has always made work her top priority. But now with a boyfriend in tow who wants her to play things safe, she's reconsidering her countless hours on the job. Before she has a chance to bolster her personal life, an unknown assailant strikes and kills a popular music reality show judge with her own Emmy.

As Valentine investigates the death, she discovers the victim had the nickname "The Dream Crusher" and gathered a lot of enemies. After she digs deeper, she finds a rival judge, an arrogant producer, an estranged brother, and a host of others with more than enough motive to deliver the blow. When bodies start to pile up and her suspect list grows, Sydney must uncover the murderer before her own voice is silenced.

Mega Dead is the third standalone book in a series of witty, hard-hitting police procedurals. If you like strong-willed heroines, humor, and twists you won't see coming, then you'll love Danielle L. Davis's fast-paced whodunit.