STAR STRUCK DEAD
Winner Best Mainstream Mystery/Suspense Novel of the Year Daphne du Maurier Awards (2004)
In 1946 Hollywood, the stars were always shining, the streets were paved with possibilities, and the most dangerous thing a man could do was uncover the grime behind the glitz and glamour…But a woman might just get away with it.
When talented screenwriter Lauren Atwill wakes up in the hospital with no memory of how she got there, it’s more than enough to make her nervous. All she remembers is driving home from a hot Hollywood night spot. Before she can put the pieces of her shattered memory together, she’s approached by a stranger with incriminating -- and compromising -- pictures of her. It’s blackmail, pure and simple.
With nowhere else to turn, Lauren hires tough LA private investigator Peter Winslow, whom she finds far more intriguing than she planned, and who just might be hiding some secrets of his own. Now with the high-profile marriage of her best friend at stake along with her own reputation, Lauren will have to think fast and move faster to come up with an ending for this script that doesn’t spell THE END for her.
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