Design For Dying
By Renee Patrick
Lights,
camera, mystery! Travel to the golden age of vintage Hollywood and see if you
can find the killer as you gather clues along with partnered amateur sleuths
Lillian Frost and Edith Head. That’s right, in this novel it’s 1937 Los Angeles
and Edith Head has yet to gain fame and any of her eight Academy Awards. Right
now she’s starting at the bottom, working the wardrobes for movie stars. She’s
also helping to discover and analyze some curious Hollywood secrets.
Murder
strikes one of the many young women who have come to Hollywood on the promise
of a screen test and the hope of a leading role. Who would have the motive,
means, and opportunity to kill this intriguing young woman, a gem named Ruby? You’ll
learn much about this beautiful victim through her friends, including Lillian
Frost. Lillian was also an aspiring actress, who is working in a department
store. She jumps into the investigation after handsome Detective Morrow
initially pulls her aside as one of the suspects. As you gather clues with
Lillian, you’re taken on a fun hunt through scenes of the entertainment industry
as it’s gathering its momentum as a business of dreams. Early in this journey
our young amateur sleuth meets and becomes friends with hard working Edith
Head. During the hunt there are wonderful, cameo appearances by fictionalized,
real name actors and celebrities that will delight you.
The
authors are a surprise too. Yes it is collaboration, written by husband and
wife team Rosemarie and Vince Keenan. They’ve done an incredible amount of
research about classic Hollywood and they weave this information into the story
so dynamically that the background and details add dimension into this story.
Some of the elements you’ll enjoy include the irresistible humor, and the
alluring glamour. And at the heart is an exciting mystery to solve. After all,
as one of Barbara Stanwyck’s lines in the movie Baby Face in 1933 – “What chance has a woman got?”
There’s
already a wonderful sequel available titled Dangerous
To Know. In this novel you’ll meet again some recurring characters, and be
introduced to new ones and more fun celebrity cameos. A third book is in the
works now.
And if
you want to hear more from the authors listen on YouTube to Kendall &
Cooper Talk Mysteries with Renee Patrick
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