Murder Movie [Hardcover]

Jill McGown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1991

"A crisp...traditional mystery."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Frank Derwent (F.D. to everyone in the business), the Hollywood hotshot, has come to western Scotland to shoot a movie. But what happens offscreen is much more interesting. Especially when Barbara, budding starlet and F.D's nineteen-year old mistress, is killed. Not quite as sweet as she seemed, the wee lass knew how to blackmail like a pro. Although clever Detective Patterson is on call to lend the local bobby a hand, he can't prevent further loss of life. And Patterson begins to suspect that no one is safe from his past--no matter where he (or she) hides....

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

McGown ( Gone to Her Death ) conjures surprises from the well-worn murder scene and the familiar character types intentionally featured in her latest mystery. The splendid setting, a movie location on the cliffs of Scotland's western coast, is as stormy as the on- and off-screen relationships among actors and crew filming the story of a 19th-century murder. Dictatorial director Frank Derwent, known as FD, lords it over a wonderfully drawn cast, including his starlet/mistress Barbara Slaney; assistant director Howard Maxwell, who can deliver everything from bedmates to proof of long-standing scandal; handsome leading man John Landers; heartthrob Mark Ingram who specializes in action scenes; aging soap star Susan Quentin; and Wanda Derwent, FD's wife, at work on a volume of memoirs sure to skewer all and sundry. But when Barbara is found dead in Wanda's car and two more deaths follow, FD encounters two whose actions he cannot direct: the excellently portrayed detective superintendent Patterson and his constable, Baxter. A thoroughly unexpected ending adds an element of fun to this accomplished novel.
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"A crisp...traditional mystery."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Frank Derwent (F.D. to everyone in the business), the Hollywood hotshot, has come to western Scotland to shoot a movie. But what happens offscreen is much more interesting. Especially when Barbara, budding starlet and F.D's nineteen-year old mistress, is killed. Not quite as sweet as she seemed, the wee lass knew how to blackmail like a pro. Although clever Detective Patterson is on call to lend the local bobby a hand, he can't prevent further loss of life. And Patterson begins to suspect that no one is safe from his past--no matter where he (or she) hides.... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 254 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312054750
• ISBN-13: 978-0312054755
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,542,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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