Book Review: Avarice by Britt Lind — Hollywood Crime, Justice, and Deadly Secrets

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“Crime, passion, justice—and a killer too close to home.”

Welcome back to the blog, friends!

Today I’m reviewing Avarice, the latest installment in Britt Lind’s Hollywood Mystery series — and what a ride it is. Britt takes us behind the glittering surface of Southern California and deep into a story of justice, obsession, and the chilling truth that someone you trust may be plotting your downfall.

If you love mysteries led by smart, determined heroines who won’t quit — even when they become the target — this series continues to deliver.

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📝 All About the Book

Book Review: Avarice by Britt Lind — Hollywood Crime, Justice, and Deadly SecretsAvarice: A Hollywood Mystery
By Britt Lind
Series: Rosemaria Baker Hollywood Mystery Book #3
Published by Bublish on August 2025
Genres: Adult Fiction 18+, Mystery, Thriller
Formats: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 486

​Rosemaria Baker loved being a cop even though at times she had to chase down pimps, drug dealers, and killers who inhabited the sleazy dark world and back alleys of Hollywood. She decided to become a prosecutor because she enjoys putting the bad guys away even more than arresting them.

When she met Josh Sibley, a down and out singer songwriter, she had no intention of falling in love with a man with whom she had nothing in common and, even worse, he was a murder suspect in a case she was investigating. But life had other ideas and after a few ups and downs, most of them involving dangerous criminals, they discovered they were soulmates, and their differences became the reason why they fell in love.

Taking a long-awaited holiday in Pacific Beach, California, Rosemaria and Josh are enjoying the sun and each other, anticipating a few days of focusing on the good things in life. Josh is also looking forward to touring Europe with Joell, who is a world-famous singer, as well as being Josh’s friend and mentor.

But rain clouds blow in from the ocean and bring a raging storm and an attempt on Rosemaria’s life. She escapes the two gunmen who come after her but is injured in the attack and hospitalized. Josh is adamant that he will not leave for Europe until the shooters are caught. Fortunately, Rosemaria’s former partner, Larry Coleman, whose parents are obscenely wealthy, comes to the rescue.

After much persuasion, Josh agrees that Rosemaria will stay with Larry’s parents in their heavily guarded mansion in Holmby Hills, the most exclusive area in the city, until he returns. Rosemaria, of course, cannot be convinced by her friends to stay out of the investigation. She gets deeply involved in the case from the safety of her gilded cage in the mansion and later, after Josh comes back, amongst the wealthy denizens of Beverly Hills.

Working with her ex-homicide-detective father, and her former partners, she helps track down the suspects as they flee California while all her instincts tell her that the person who wants her dead is much closer to home.

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✨ My Thoughts on Avarice✨

Britt Lind is one of those authors who consistently writes stories that feel cinematic — and Avarice might be her most screen-ready yet.

Rosemaria Baker has always been a justice-driven force. She traded her badge for the prosecutor’s office, but danger still tracks her down. When an idyllic Pacific Beach getaway turns deadly, the stakes shoot sky-high. An assassination attempt leaves Rosemaria hospitalized, Josh refusing to leave her side, and her former partner’s wealthy family stepping in for protection.

Only, protection doesn’t silence instinct — and Rosemaria’s intuition won’t let her stay still.

What I love most about this series is that Britt Lind infuses her thrillers with moral clarity and emotional depth. Rosemaria isn’t perfect — she is stubborn, impulsive, and fierce — but she is compelling because her flaws fuel her mission rather than overshadow it.

And Britt’s command of true-crime psychology shows on every page. Having once worked alongside Ted Bundy without knowing it, Ann Rule famously asked how evil hides in plain sight — Avarice echoes that unsettling truth:

“You never really know who’s capable of murder.”

The mystery here escalates beautifully — luxury mansion settings, wealthy power players, investigative teamwork with Rosemaria’s father, and a killer whose presence feels close, personal, and chillingly motivated.

The romantic arc is a grounding balance. Rosemaria and Josh are opposites, but their differences become their strength — which makes every threat feel more intimate.

This story is dangerous, elegant, tightly plotted, and impossible to walk away from. Fans of Lind’s previous books will be thrilled — new readers can jump in, but start with Malevolence for fuller character context.

One thing is certain: Britt Lind writes crime with heart — justice is not just a theme, it’s a pulse.

📌 Review at a Glance

Genre Mystery / Thriller
Setting Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Pacific Beach
Length 417 Pages
Content Rating PG – Mild language, light sex
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ (4.5/5)
Quick Take A smart, danger-tinged thriller where justice, loyalty, and love collide.

I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review represents my honest and unbiased opinion.

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Read my reviews of the rest of this series!

Deception Review and Guest Post

A Fate Worse Than Death

Malevolence

🖋️ Guest Post from Britt Lind

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⚖️Meet Britt Lind

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Britt found out she had a passion for acting, singing, and writing as early as grade school. While attending junior college in Monterey she was discovered by Clint Eastwood when she was playing the lead in a dinner theatre play in Carmel and was cast in Clint's first directorial effort Play Misty for Me.

A few years later, Britt headed for L.A. to attend UCLA and to start her acting career. She obtained featured roles in dramatic series and worked her way up to guest starring roles in shows like Vegas, Columbo, Crazy Like a Fox, the miniseries How the West Was Won and worked on the daytime dramas General Hospital, Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless.

She moved to New York where she sang with a gospel group in venues such as Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Town Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Family matters forced her to head back to her hometown of Seattle for what she thought was a temporary move and there was cast in an independent movie Family Hayes. She was also featured in a Showtime movie shot in Seattle, Nowheresville, played the lead in two Equity plays, Someone's Knocking, and The Good Doctor, and worked in Vancouver, BC on U.S. Productions, Sliders and For Hope.

Her memoir Learning How to Fly recounts her journey from Norway to Hollywood and from animal lover to animal activist and anti-vivisectionist. She has written four Hollywood Mysteries: Deception, Malevolence, A Fate Worse Than Death, and Avarice.

Britt is president of the non-profit group Kindness and Science in Action. She can be reached at [email protected]

For animal lovers, Britt asks that you check out www.kindnessandscience.org and sign up for the mailing list.

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✍️Closing Notes

his series has been a surprising, riveting highlight of my mystery reading this year. Rosemaria remains one of those take-no-nonsense heroines who sticks with you — determined, flawed, deeply human, and impossible not to root for.

If you enjoy crime fiction grounded in emotion and driven by justice, Avarice belongs on your shelf.

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Book Title: AVARICE (A Hollywood Mystery) by Britt Lind
Category: Adult Fiction (18 yrs +), 417 pages
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Publisher: Bublish
Release date: Sep, 2025
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