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Book Review of Murder at the Academy Awards (R): A Red Carpet Murder Mystery

Murder at the Academy Awards (R): A Red Carpet Murder Mystery
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Joan Rivers, Jerrilyn Farmer - what a strange combination, but the team wrote a really funny book set against the Hollywood stage of high fashion clothes, shoes, jewelry, gossip, restaurants, parties, and the cut-throat business of the media that covers tinsel town's inhabitants. The heroine, Max and her daughter are celebrity interviewers on the night of the Academy Awards when one of the young nominees for best actress drops dead literally on Max's feet. Throw in the daughter's sleazy ex-fiance as a murder suspect and Max will do anything to make sure her daughter isn't drawn back into his life when he chooses the daughter's home to hide out at. Add Max's boyfriend, entourage of employees and her seven pound dog, Killer and you have a funny mix that makes a really enjoyable book.