Murder of a Movie Star, L.B. Hathaway
Murder of a Movie Star, L.B. Hathaway
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Murder of a Movie Star
A Cozy Historical Murder Mystery

Author: L.B. Hathaway

Narrator: Clare Wille

Unabridged: 11 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2020


Synopsis

Glamour abounds as Posie Parker is invited on set at England’s most famous Film Studios, but a murderer is on the loose, and there’s a cast full of suspects…London, Summer, 1923As England swelters during the hottest summer on record, Posie Parker, Private Detective, is summoned to Worton Hall Film Studios, where she steps into the heart of a sinister new mystery. Silvia Hanro, the blonde movie star du jour, has received death threats and a severed human finger alongside her morning coffee, and it’s all got too, too much.Posie is tasked with protecting Silvia, and aided by her good friends Lady Dolly Cardigeon and Chief Inspector Richard Lovelace, Posie soon discovers that all is not well. During the stressful “takes” on set, Silvia’s boyfriend, the famous leading actor,Robbie Fontaine, is hell-bent on causing her trouble, as is a problematic fiancé from Silvia’s past. And then a sister with a scandalous secret turns up like the proverbial bad penny…In addition to all of this, Posie is shocked by the constant bullying tactics and bad temper of the legendary Film Producer, Brian Langley. Who on earth are Silvia Hanro’s real friends at Worton Hall, and who are her enemies? Or is everybody simply acting a part? And then, good as their word, the killer strikes their target…Can Posie uncover the murderer before they kill again? Can she protect herself and her friends in a world where quite literally nothing is as it seems? And can she rescue her own fragile engagement to the gorgeous Alaric Boynton-Dale by using a few of the clever tricks she has learnt on set?If you enjoy twisty, intrigue-filled golden age mysteries, then L.B. Hathaway’s stylish historical whodunnit is for you! For fans of Agatha Christie, Downton Abbey, Verity Bright.

Reviews

Sadly rather too gruesome for my tastes in several ways and too many deaths. One in particular was senseless and tragic. I know life can be like that, but I don't want my murder mystery to be like that. Also the sooner Alaric can be got out of the story, the better!......more

Goodreads review by Lauren

Our heroine constantly thinks about how much weight she’s put on and calls herself fat, meanwhile every man in the story continuously falls in love with her. Even her absent fiancé, Alaric, is in unrequited love with her. I wish the author wouldn’t insist on dragging on a baseless romance. I don’t t......more

Goodreads review by Beth

Fabulous! This was THE MOST fun, thinking, intellegent mystery I have read in so long. I cannot wait for the next! If you have any love of Agatha Christie, you simply must read this series. I wish I could rate it higher than 5 stars I absolutely adore the info and research h passed on by the author at......more

Goodreads review by P.J.

Suspects galore I usually enjoy reading books from another era, as this one is, but it seemed to drag on unnecessarily from about the mid-point on. I confess that I skimmed the last 100 pages or so to get to the end. There were a lot of characters to keep track of. I did like that the author used the......more