* Television adaptation Tabloid currently playing on Netflix

The mysterious death of a colleague draws an entertainment reporter into a dangerous investigation that threatens to expose a criminal network reaching all the way to the highest tiers of society. Delving into a dark world of sex trafficking, illicit drugs, and corrupt media moguls, how much is one reporter willing to risk to uncover the truth?

Accustomed to hiding behind the printed word, entertainment reporter Liu Chih-chun never imagined that one day she would find herself caught up in the media maelstrom. After friend and colleague Lin Pei-ting dies at a drug-fueled sex party held at a private party venue, the dominant narrative that emerges is that Pei-ting had become obsessed with money and fame, and thus began working as a hostess at the venue, which catered to a celebrity clientele. Unconvinced, Chih-chun begins her own investigation, discovering that prior to her death, Pei-ting had been pursuing leads for a story about young models being drugged and sexually assaulted, and that her investigations may have threatened the wrong people.


As Chih-chun follows the trail of clues from exclusive clubs to private yachts, she begins to suspect that the scandal is far more than just casting couch shenanigans. Everything points to a criminal network that extends to the highest levels of society, involving entertainment industry elites, politicians, wealthy playboys, and other power brokers who treat young women as tokens of exchange. Drawing closer to the core of the network, Chih-chun is forced to question her own motives: is she pursuing the truth to find justice for Pei-ting, or is she doing it to prove her own mettle as a reporter? More ominously, the subjects of her investigation have begun to take notice of her inquiries…


With dispassionate precision, author Ke Ying-An dissects the dark side of the entertainment industry’s power hierarchy, deftly rewriting today’s headline stories to construct the narrative of this realist crime thriller. More than just a murder mystery, The Death of a Female Entertainment Reporter is equally a fast-paced thriller that exposes society’s exploitation of women, and a battle anthem for anyone fighting against seemingly insurmountable odds.