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Summary: Beauty, Sex and Murder
Review: This novel takes place post WWII in Hollywood. Movies are rolling off the line as fast as they can be produced. Rivers of money and glamour flow. Everyone wants a piece of the action. Beautiful women are plenteous, waiting to be discovered like Lana Turner in the soda fountain. These women are giving everything they have in the hopes of becoming a star, their talent, their beauty, their bodies and for some, their very lives.Brian Kane, PI, is drawn into the mystery when hired for a simple and common task in this period of time, to gather evidence on a cheating husband. Very shortly into the job, Kane is faced with lies, murder, and the uncertainty of who it was that hired him. While in the midst of dealing with the perplexities of the job, Kane is personally drawn into the murders when someone involves Kitty Chaney, the love of Kane's life, though neither he nor Kitty will speak of it aloud. The author does an excellent job keeping up the action and providing the clues. The details are descriptive and concise, allowing the reader to experience the atmosphere that surely permeated this era of Hollywood. The sex scenes are detailed in such a way that the intensity is enough to curl your toes, and yet without intruding on the story line. It was difficult to put the book down, until both Kane and I had some answers.
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Summary: Great Read
Review: Writing with a deceptively simple--almost conversational--style, Jack Bludis weaves a tale of treachery and deception in 1950s Hollywood. Clues are hidden in plain sight and the protagonist--Brian Kane--is the thoroughly likeable Private Eye who ultimately cracks the case. I look forward to future Brian Kane stories from Jack Bludis.
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