
Scandal in Babylon
Silver Screen Mysteries, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Pilar Witherspoon
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By:
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Barbara Hambly
“You shall never have a penny of my money. Leave me alone or I will shoot you dead!”
The year 1924. After six months in Hollywood, young British widow Emma Blackstone has come to love her new employer, glamourous movie-star Kitty Flint - even if her late husband’s sister is one of the worst actresses she’s ever seen. Looking after Kitty and her three adorable Pekinese dogs isn’t work academically minded Emma dreamed of, but Kitty rescued her when she was all alone in the world. Now, the worst thing she has to worry about is the shocking historical inaccuracies of the films Kitty stars in.
Until, that is, Rex Festraw - Kitty’s first husband, to whom she may or may not still be married - turns up dead in her dressing room, a threatening letter seemingly from Kitty in his pocket.
Emma’s certain her flighty but kindhearted sister-in-law has been framed. But who by? And why? From spiteful rivals to jealous boyfriends, the suspects are numerous. But as Emma investigates, she begins to untangle a deadly plot - and there’s something Kitty’s not telling her....
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amazing writing and the reader really brought the characters to life.
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Sadly I did not enjoy the reader’s performance with repetitive odd emphasis on words like to and from, or inappropriate pauses, and terrible mispronunciation of historical names. This pattern of reading often indicates something other than the actual meaning of the sentence and has little to do with the action or emotion of the passage. It distracts from the story in a way that gets very old by the time the action really gets going.
Thoroughly enjoyed the story! Not so much the narrator.
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This book is a basic but wellcrafted murder mystery. The first book Bride of the Rat God is a horror movie. The third book, One Extra Corpse, is another mystery with more details the ugly back story of the mechanics of movie making.
Each book is a look into the Hollywood industry of the twenties. The mysteries shine light on all the back stories behind the silver screen. They gather together the threads of history at the time: the aftermath of the Great War and the Spanish flu, prohibition, tycoons, gangsters, and the entertainers that provided distraction from people's problems ( while dealing with their own backstories).
when three books are not a trilogy
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Recycled Hambly
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A nice retelling of an earlier story
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It's delightful for Old Hollywood Flavour (though I'm not a historian and can't tell you how accurate it is). As ever, Ms Hambly has gorgeous descriptive prose and a deep sympathy for the people she writes - the heroes, the villains, the supporting cast, the clowns...
I was, however, disappointed by the denouement, which just sort of came out there with not much foreshadowing. Oh well. I loved the characters sorting out their lives, and that's a pretty big plus.
The narrator is good - nice voices, and works through action scenes well. I thought she was a little too posh for Emma Blackstone, but it's a small complaint.
All in all, a good listen.
Great for flavour; the mystery didn't enthrall
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