Star Struck

Name: Star Struck
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Marjorie McCown
ISBN: 9781666659856

Author: Marjorie McCown

Series: A Hollywood Mystery #2

Narrator: Marjorie McCown

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 05/07/2024

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Cozy, Amateur Sleuth

Synopsis

Costumer Joey Jessop is working on a movie set in 1930s Hollywood and starring two of the world’s biggest stars. The male lead is also a dedicated social activist, and the female lead, Gillian Best, is known for her lifestyle brand. After a hit-and-run near the set, Joey realizes that the car involved belongs to Gillian, and she begins to wonder if the actress has more to hide than her Botox appointments. Her suspicions deepen when Gillian’s personal assistant, Rita, vows to get revenge for Gillian replacing her and is found dead shortly after. Gillian quickly labels Rita’s death a suicide, and the police seem to agree–but Joey isn’t so sure. With the police standing aside, it’s up to Joey to dig up the truth—but Hollywood stars know how to keep their secrets close, and a woman like Gillian Best won’t take kindly to someone sniffing around her affairs. Joey is certain that Gillian has something to hide—and she’s determined to find out what.

About Marjorie McCown

Marjorie McCown has spent her entire professional life in the storytelling business, though she started out on the visual side of the craft, having spent more than twenty-five years working on costume-design teams for movies such as Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, and Hairspray. She has a BA in theater from the University of Virginia and an AAS in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. A member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America, she lives in Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luis

I was ecstatic when I found out that there was a second mystery book in the Hollywood Mystery series by Marjorie McCown entitled STAR STRUCK! My wife and I became instant fans of the first book “FINAL CUT” and of author Marjorie McCown. The protagonist, Joey Jessop is a costume designer extraordinai......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

I think this one works better as a Hollywood drama than a mystery per se. I found that a lot of the details focused around Hollywood movie production, drama with the stars and how they choose to deal with family matters away from the cameras, or rather because of the cameras. Like yes, the deaths do......more

Goodreads review by Missi

Star Struck is the second book in the Hollywood Mystery series by Marjorie McCown and even though I fell in love with the first book, Final Cut, I have to say Star Struck blew me away !! In Star Struck main character Joey Jessop has returned to her job as a costumer for movies after suffering a horri......more

Goodreads review by Jan

I enjoyed Final Cut so much that I pre-ordered Star Struck on Kindle months ago. Another great read from Marjorie McCown! What made me read it quickly over two days? The engaging world of costuming and movie-making in Los Angeles. The fast pace, the twists and turns, and the personalities involved i......more

Quotes

Sorry, Sherlock. Detective work has nothing on the perils of costume design.