The Sunset Crowd * Karin Tanabe

In the glitzy, cocaine-fueled world of 1970s Los Angeles, three ambitious women and a charismatic photographer enter a high-stakes corporate and social battle royale to conquer the shifting landscapes of film, fashion, and fame.

The Story: Evvie Drake is an elite, untouchable studio executive fighting to maintain her high-stakes throne in a male-dominated corporate sandbox. Her low-friction routine completely shatters with the arrival of Thea Caruso, a fiercely determined, working-class Italian-American stylist who uses her advanced tracking of fashion aesthetics to aggressively build a name for herself. Throwing themselves into a volatile web alongside a beautiful, mysterious prancing socialite named Joan, the women find their lives permanently re-mapped by a charming, opportunistic photographer who captures their deepest vulnerabilities on film. Spanning from the swanky hills of Sunset Boulevard to the glamorous parties of the Cannes Film Festival, the narrative follows their synchronized counter-campaigns as they trade their souls, bodies, and secrets for a shot at ultimate Hollywood dominance.

Perfect For: Fans of glamorous, fast-paced historical dramas, true-crime-inspired vintage Hollywood fiction, complex female rivalries, and authors like Taylor Jenkins Reid (Daisy Jones & The Six), Fiona Davis, or Jackie Collins.