Description:
1938. The Golden Age of Hollywood. Palm trees and movie stars. Film studios pumping out musicals, westerns, and gangster films at a furious pace. Everyone wants to be a star--except society girl and aspiring astronomer Kate Hildebrand, who would rather study them in the night sky. She is already famous after a childhood tragedy turned her into a newspaper headline. What she craves is stability.
But when Kate has to move to Hollywood to live with her washed-up silent-film star grandfather, she walks into a murder scene and finds herself on the front page again. She suspects one of the young men boarding in her grandfather's run-down mansion is the killer--or maybe even her grandfather. She searches for clues. Now, Kate must discover the killer while working on the set of a musical--and falling in love.
Will her stars align so she can catch the murderer and live the dream in Old Hollywood? Or will she find that she's just chasing starlight?
Brief description: TERI BAILEY BLACK may write about troubled people in dark places, but she grew up in a large, happy family, surrounded by books, art, and California sunshine. She's happiest when she's creating things, whether it's with words, fabric, or chocolate. Her debut, Girl at the Grave (Tor Teen), won the Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She and her husband have four children and live in Orange County, California.
Review Quotes:
"Hand this to readers who love mystery, romance, and the golden age of Hollywood filmmaking."
-- "School Library Connection (recommended)"