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Is it a gripping murder mystery? Is it a glorious whodunnit game to gift to the would-be sleuths in your life? Nope – Max Nightingale’s Murder in Tinseltown is all that and more, in that this choose-your-own-story also presents an intoxicating evocation of classic Golden Age Hollywood, classic methods of detection, and classic storytelling suspense.
The setting is Los Angeles, 1958. When one of the City of Angel’s most celebrated leading ladies is found murdered in her room ahead of a prestigious, glittering awards ceremony — the Golden Star awards — you’re invited to solve the case in the role of an LAPD homicide detective.
With stacks of suspects to check out, you get to choose which lines of inquiry to follow — just be mindful of red herrings, dead ends, and all that jazz along the way. If things don’t work out, you can always go back and start again (if you end up following a path to nowhere, you’re invited to do just that), but the real joy of this clever book is puzzling your way through misdirection and avoiding being thrown off the scent, while being entertained by a cast of exuberant characters.
Put simply, if you’re a fan of classic hard-boiled detective fiction, on-screen mysteries, and old school Hollywood glamour, you’ll adore losing yourself in Murder in Tinseltown, as will all grown-ups who loved “choose your own adventure” books as a child. May this be the first of many.
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Murder in Tinseltown Synopsis
Can your sleuthing skills help identify the murderer of a Hollywood starlet?
Los Angeles, 1958.
The biggest, brightest and best names in Hollywood have gathered at the Royale Premiere Hotel on the eve of the biggest awards show of the year.
Things take a devilish turn when leading lady Blanche Aikerman is found murdered in her room.
With a list of suspects as long as Aikerman's accolades and credits, YOU are thrust into the action and must fully immerse yourself in the role of an LAPD homicide detective on the scene to hunt, capture and correctly charge the culprit.
Blending all the fun and appeal of the traditional hard-boiled detective story with a classic choose-your-own-story model, the book throws you right into the thick of the action. Larger-than-life characters, cunning suspects and puzzling misdirections will try to throw you off the scent as you are presented with a series of choices at every turn of the page.
Be cautious during your investigation: some decisions will lead you to a murderer, just not the right murderer…
Transporting the reader right into the heart of 1950s Los Angeles, Murder in Tinseltown is a brand-new, interactive novel full of head-scratching interactions, multiple outcomes and clues set against the glamorous backdrop of Hollywood's Golden Age.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780008726300 |
| Publication date: |
21st November 2024 |
| Author: |
Max Nightingale |
| Publisher: |
HarperNorth an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
256 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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About Max Nightingale
Born and raised in the gritty backstreets of LA, Max Nightingale has lived within the city's dark underworld and brooding atmosphere for decades. A former private investigator turned full-time author, Nightingale's cases have been written up, including the false leads and untrustworthy statements that changed the course of his investigation, and gives you the chance to solve the case with all the evidence that was available to Max at the time. One of his most famous cases was the murder of the famed Hollywood starlet Blanche Aikerman, which has been detailed for the very first time in Murder in Tinseltown. Can you find the culprit any quicker?
…Max Nightingale is the pseudonym of Jonathan Whitelaw, the award-winning author of the Bingo Hall Detective series.
Author photo (c) Jonathan Whitelaw
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