Clare Ogawa
Clare Ogawa is a mixed Japanese-American author from the Pacific Northwest. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where by day, she works in Hollywood. This Town Will Eat You Alive is her debut novel.
This Town Will Eat You Alive
An ambitious Hollywood assistant learns the movie exec she works for is turning into a tentacled monster that eats women alive.
Frankie Meyers has one goal: To claw her way to the top of Hollywood and become an Oscar-winning producer. But for now, she’s stuck as the assistant to Lee Becker, famous studio head and infamously horrible boss. Frankie is willing to endure Lee’s angry rants and impossible requests because he’s her golden ticket—but her ambitions are derailed when she discovers that girls are going missing around him.
Everyone knows about Lee’s reputation, but her digging uncovers something far worse than the usual Hollywood misogyny. Lee Becker is transforming into something monstrous and tentacled at night. Something with a voracious appetite for blondes. Frankie figures she’s probably safe since she’s half-Japanese and not his usual type, but she still needs to stop him. And when his son, Blue Becker, also learns the truth, she’s happy to have help from someone who believes that there’s something left of Lee to save.
But when girls continue to disappear despite their efforts, Frankie and Blue must choose between their own desires and stopping the monster for good.
Publication
US: HarperCollins (Hanover Square Press)
UK: Penguin (Michael Joseph)
Release date: 6 July 2027
