Design for Dying
A Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical book. He was either stout or portly, wealthy enough that a...
This debut is the first in a series of riveting behind-the-scenes mysteries from Hollywood’s Golden Age.Los Angeles, 1937. Lillian Frost has traded dreams of stardom for security as a department store salesgirl . . . until she discovers she’s a suspect in the murder of her former roommate, Ruby Carroll. Party girl Ruby died wearing a gown she stole from the wardrobe department at Paramount Pictures, domain of Edith Head.Edith has yet to...
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- Pages: 317 pages
- ISBN: 9780765381842 / 0
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He was either stout or portly, wealthy enough that a vocabulary had been devised to conceal his girth. Renee Patrick, Design for Dying: A Lillian Frost & Edith Head Novel //
I was wary of a period mystery costarring a famous figure, but Patrick (actually a married couple, not a solo writer) exceeded all of my expectations and produced a book that is both entertaining and impressively well crafted. Their star is a tough, no-nonsense Hollywood dame, but one who is also three dimensional enough to avoid being... Better than I anticipated. Interesting and colorful characters, fleshed out, as well as glimpses,of Hollywood legends. I tend to like reading books set during the Golden Age of Hollywood and I've always admired Edith Head's talent, so I looked forward to reading Design for Dying. For the most part, I was not disappointed (even though the attitude of some of the police officers toward women felt more like 2016 than 1937). The book suffered a bit from...
