THE HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANT by May Cobb - Booklist Review

Booklist | april 25, 2024

The Hollywood Assistant
By May Cobb
July 2024. 416p. Berkley, $29 (9780593546826); e-book (9780593546840)

Texan Cassidy Foster has dreams of being a writer, but it isn't until her best friend from college, Lexie, secures her a job working for a Hollywood power couple that Cassidy makes the big move to Los Angeles. The Sterlings, handsome writer-director Nate and stunning actress Marisol, are as glamorous as it gets with their beautiful Malibu home and tempestuous, sexually charged relationship. Cassidy, recovering from a recent heartbreak, finds herself drawn to Nate, and is flattered once he entrusts her to read and evaluate scripts for him, including a secret project he's written for Marisol to star in. But Nate is also plagued by concerns that Marisol might be cheating on him, and when he enlists Cassidy to start spying on his wife, Cassidy finds herself torn between her growing attraction to Nate and her genuine affection for Marisol. Cobb, whose novel Hunting Wives (2021) is being adapted for television, keeps readers wondering if Cassidy herself can be trusted once the growing tension between the Sterlings turns deadly. A wild and gripping ride.