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Star Struck

Audiobook
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Costumer Joey Jessop is working on a movie set in 1930s Hollywood and starring two of the world's biggest stars. The male lead is also a dedicated social activist, and the female lead, Gillian Best, is known for her lifestyle brand. After a hit-and-run near the set, Joey realizes that the car involved belongs to Gillian, and she begins to wonder if the actress has more to hide than her Botox appointments. Her suspicions deepen when Gillian's personal assistant, Rita, vows to get revenge for Gillian replacing her and is found dead shortly after. Gillian quickly labels Rita's death a suicide, and the police seem to agree–but Joey isn't so sure. With the police standing aside, it's up to Joey to dig up the truth—but Hollywood stars know how to keep their secrets close, and a woman like Gillian Best won't take kindly to someone sniffing around her affairs. Joey is certain that Gillian has something to hide—and she's determined to find out what.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 15, 2024
      Hollywood costume designer McCown squanders her backstage expertise in the unwieldy second mystery featuring costumer Joey Jessop (after Final Cut). For her latest gig, Joey is sourcing 1930s looks for a period drama starring A-list actors Gillian Best and Andrew de Rossi. Near set one day, Joey witnesses a young woman flee across a busy L.A. street, only to be mowed down and killed by a silver SUV that quickly drives away. While trying to ascertain who the victim was fleeing from, and why she was so terrified, Joey learns that the SUV belonged to Best. Her suspicions ratchet up another level when Best’s disgruntled former assistant is found dead of an apparent suicide after a fight with her old boss. With the police uninterested in investigating any connection between the deaths, and Best well-protected by the Hollywood machine, Joey tries to determine whether she’s working with a certified monster before the body count rises higher. McCown captures the mundane operations of the movie business with a welcome wink, but her storytelling is tangled: a subplot about Joey uncovering nonunion costume labor goes nowhere, and the mystery is resolved with an unsatisfying contrivance. This misses the mark. Agent: Ann Collette, Rees Literary.

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