Death Upon a Star
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Be careful what you wish for . . . Introducing Hollywood script supervisor Evelyn Galloway, who's drawn into a murder investigation after landing her dream job on the set of Hitchcock's Rebecca.
1939, Los Angeles. Evelyn Galloway can’t believe her luck! On her first day in LA, she lands her dream job of script supervisor, and on the hottest film in town – Hitchcock’s adaptation of Rebecca. But her good fortune quickly changes when a legendary actor cancels their lunch the following day and is found murdered at home.
Evelyn realizes she could be a witness to the crime, having passed the bungalow’s grounds on her way home the night before. Who was the man looking upset in a gazebo? And why was movie starlet Madeleine Nabors running wildly away from the scene?
When the tabloid reports contradict what Evelyn saw with her own eyes, she soon finds herself pitted against powerful studio bosses and unscrupulous journalists as she races to uncover the truth.
A charmingly gripping historical cozy featuring obsession, power and murder, perfect for fans of Verity Bright and Nicola Upson's SHOT WITH CRIMSON.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Meade (the Tish Tarragon mysteries) delivers a charming, well-plotted series launch set in 1939 Hollywood. Evelyn Galloway, freshly arrived in Los Angeles from New York, is eager to start her new job as script supervisor for Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca. During her first day on set, she meets silent film star John Margrave. Now 46, Margrave has settled comfortably into secondary roles and won the universal respect of his peers—making his murder a considerable shock to Hollywood's elite. Evelyn witnesses someone leaving Margrave's bungalow on the night he's killed and goes to the LAPD with the information. But with reporters parroting studio-approved versions of the truth, and LAPD detectives content to follow suit, Evelyn has no choice but to take things into her own hands. She proves a quick study, drawing on her East Coast grit to see her through treacherous conversations with Tinseltown's power brokers. Meade weaves delightful on-set scenes between Evelyn and Hitchcock into the brisk action, and each red herring feels entirely plausible until it's neatly discredited. Evelyn is off to a strong start.
