Fem-igarch Book 1

Fem-igarch is a mystery novel that exposes the primal urges transforming LA's elite from human to beast as the price for a decadent lifestyle. From the luxurious heights of Wilshire Boulevard penthouses to macabre trapeze events and celebrity galas set along the Pacific Ocean, a Beasti-Jewel Killer is terrorizing the city's wealthy and notorious. A metaphor for life and death, the tumultuous trapeze is the thread weaving a web of deceit, ensnaring the illustrious citizens with fear.

As stunning, wealthy Russian diva Natalya Principova blackmails her influential neighbors at The Rembrandt, a posh Los Angeles Wilshire condo icon, to promote her nouveau imperial jewelry line and reality show, visions of stardom and opulence fill her mind. Yet she is unaware of the evil schemes lurking to silence her forever to prevent scandalous secrets from scorching the tabloids.

While the FBI and LAPD scramble to solve the international puzzle and halt the escalating jewel thefts and murders, amateur sleuth Camille Truesdale, a resident of The Rembrandt, uses her intuitive HR skills to assist and annoy the professionals at her peril. From psychics to entertainment psychos, the suspect pool includes Russians, Arabs, Mexicans, Turks, and Koreans, all hiding shocking secrets they would kill to protect.

Gina Star Pollack had an amazing career as a Human Resources executive. She currently writes mystery novels and her amateur sleuth, Camille Truesdale, solves mysteries using her skills and intuition based upon her experience as an HR professional. Ms. Pollack's debut novel, "Star Spangled Villains," is an exciting political thriller with a 5-Star review from Readers' Favorite. Her new novel, "Fem-igarch," is the first in a mystery series following the exploits of Camille as she helps the police and FBI solve murders and jewel thefts.