40s Hollywood and
Mystery Writer
Patricia Turner
ISBN: 1932014292
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The Fragrant Trail: a Rusty Linden mysteryThe letter warns of a random murder to be committed in his precinct the following day and challenges him to try and prevent it. It is signed The Executioner. Detective Inspector Rick Williams of the Newtown Police, convinced it's nothing more than a mindless prank, refuses to be taken in by its taunts. When Rusty Linden, Sydney's top crime reporter, receives a copy of the same letter her instincts tell her it's no ordinary crank mail. She urges Williams to take precautions, and after the first violent attack he is forced to admit his error of judgment. But for The Executioner the game has just begun, and when more letters arrive and more attacks take place, Rusty isn't satisfied with leaving all the detective work to the police. An exotic fragrance that permeated the air on the occasion of the first attack is the only clue left behind by the assailant. But will this fragrant trail lead to something of vital importance or will it end in a blind alley? As fear casts its shadow over a suburb and its surrounds, Rusty races against time to find the elusive link that will crack the case and put an end to The Executioner's murderous rampage. |
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Gossip Column: A Hollywood NovelMainstream Fiction, 40s Hollywood ebook and paperbackOutsiders call Hollywood Tinsel Town. Insiders call it The City of Fear. It’s 1941 and they’re known as Hollywood’s Wicked Witches—Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons—the newspaper gossip gurus whose writing can make or break careers at will. When a rookie reporter, Cinamon Spark, sets out to take over their turf, Hollywood trembles at the prospect of a War of the Witches. On the surface, Joshua Coleman and his wife Angel Early, two of the most celebrated stars of the day, appear to have a perfect life together, but could their marriage itself be an attempt to protect a secret? Cinamon Spark sniffs scandal and senses her big chance to scoop her opponents. Dolores Valdez, the sultry South American beauty, believes she can elude the gossip gatherers, but a betrayal by a man of the cloth entraps her in a web. Can she outwit her adversaries and cling to her hard-fought fame...or are the Witches too shrewd to be outsmarted? Will the stars survive the War of the Witches? Will their secrets be exposed and their reputations shredded in the ensuing bloody battle? |
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Ashley's RainbowMainstream Fiction, 40s Hollywood ebook... An ambitious starlet left counting the cost of the success she craved ... A young costume designer searching for love, unaware of the landmines lying in wait ... A malicious star of yesteryear who crushes her prey like an anaconda. A tale of old-time Hollywood frothing with love, intrigue, blackmail, and scandal. |
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