One Extra Corpse

Silver Screen Mysteries, Book 2

By: Barbara Hambly

Narrated by: Pilar Witherspoon

Hollywood intrigue, glamor . . . and murder: Enter the roaring twenties in this thrilling Silver Screen historical mystery, starring two very different female sleuths.

May, 1924. It's been seven months since young British widow Emma Blackstone arrived in Hollywood to serve as companion to Kitty Flint: her beautiful silent-movie star sister-in-law. Kitty is generous, kind-hearted . . . and a truly terrible actress. Not that Emma minds; she's too busy making her academic parents turn in their graves with her new job writing painfully historically inaccurate scenarios for Foremost Studios, in between wrangling their leading lady out of the arms of her army of amorous suitors.

So when one of Kitty's old flames, renowned film director Ernst Zapolya, calls Emma and tells her it's imperative he meet with Kitty that morning, she's not surprised. Until, that is, he adds that lives depend on it. Ernest sounds frightened. But what can have scared him so badly—and what on earth does cheerful, flighty Kitty have to do with it?

Only Ernest can provide the answers, and Kitty and Emma travel to the set of his extravagant new movie to find them. But the shocking discovery they make there only raises further questions . . . including: will they stay alive long enough to solve the murderous puzzle?

©2022 Barbara Hambly (P)2021 Recorded Books

Great mystery

Loved the image of old Hollywood and the characters. Great second book in the series.

the real Hollywood

After the fun romp of the previous book, we're back to reality. The reality of the history of movie making: caught between revolution (both Mexican and Bolshevik) and rumrunning, in the camera's eye the extras served as cannon fodder. When the director is killed, who will take the fall so the movie company can move on? A spurned lover or the Reds? Or family matters? Even the FBI plays a bit part.

Narrator is a little slow so bump up the speed a bit.