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Protagonist Annie was happily living in New York where she is working as a playwright. Her most recent show to open is a murder mystery with the stars of the production being her two closest friends. They are a couple and Annie is involved with both of them in what feels like a romantic way. The three are quite comfortable with one another until Hollywood comes calling for the actors. Crushingly, they leave Annie behind although she eventually makes her way to Hollywood as well.
Annie has gotten a job with Pacific pictures as a screenwriter, albeit one with a bit of writer’s block. When not struggling to write, Annie goes to the Hollywood Canteen as a volunteer and also is swept up in the wake of critic Fiona and her circle; they seem like a kind of snarky Algonquin circle. When Fiona is found dead, the plot moves forward.
This book has a terrific setting in the Hollywood of the 1940s. It also has a parade of famous names that readers will enjoy.
Will Annie be able to solve a real murder as easily as she could write about one as a playwright? Turn the pages of this title to find out.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub date: 08 November 2023
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