Dame Alice Hits Hollywood
A Cozy 1930s Mystery
Featuring Author-Turned-Sleuth
Dame Alice Cartwright
Dame Alice Mysteries
by
Allie Mahoney
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Old Hollywood and Beverly Hills, circa 1937
Publisher: Wrenfield Books
Publication Date: May 23, 2023
Digital Print length: 139 pages
ASIN: B0C666Z731
Publisher: Wrenfield Books
Publication Date: May 23, 2023
Digital Print length: 139 pages
ASIN: B0C666Z731
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April 1937: When Penelope Greenleigh, assistant at Ten Spot Press, learns she'll be heading to Hollywood to supervise script changes on the set of Lady Irwin's Diamonds, she should be thrilled. Who wouldn't want to mingle with movie stars in sunny California?
But there's a catch: Penelope, 29 and from Cape May, New Jersey, has been asked to impersonate Dame Alice Cartwright, the world's bestselling mystery author, who's 47 and lives in Copley-on-the-Wold, England.
On the night Penelope arrives in L.A., Lady Irwin's lead actress disappears and a Harry Winston necklace goes missing. Soon, gossip columnist Hattie Holiday threatens to expose Penelope's deception, mobsters are coming after the film's boozy director, and worst of all, Dame Alice's script has gone from murder mystery to Fred and Ginger-style musical!
The action unfolds at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Trocadero, and hotspot Chasen's as Penelope works to solve the crimes alongside a handsome detective and a hapless studio flunky. Can she find the diamonds, the actress, and survive a wild week in Hollywood?
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REVIEW:
5 stars!
A fun and glamorous story lifted straight out of the middle
of the Golden Age of Hollywood!
Dame Alice Hits Hollywood, the debut book in author
Allie Mahoney’s new historical cozy mystery series, the Dame Alice
Mysteries, is a fun and glamorous story lifted straight out of the star-studded
Golden Age of 1930s Hollywood. This short novel introduces the four main
characters of the series as they team up to solve the mysteries surrounding a
publicity stunt gone sideways.
Although the series is titled for Dame Alice Cartwright,
this initial story is truly an ensemble effort, with publishing assistant
Penelope Greenleigh impersonating the fictional mystery writer for much of the
book. Penelope often takes a backseat to her take-charge home girl, Molly
Lopez, in the case of a missing diamond necklace. However, Toby, the former
producer’s assistant, quickly became my favorite member of the investigative
team with his youthful enthusiasm, unbridled optimism, and smile-inducing
antics.
The author did a great job re-creating the time period: late
1930s Hollywood, smack in the middle of its Golden Age of Film. There is a ton
of celebrity name-dropping that added to the look and feel and fun as did the
inclusion of iconic spots like The Brown Derby.
The mystery of the missing diamonds is just the tip of the
jewel theft iceberg, the latest in a string of well-publicized thefts from the
rich and famous in the neighborhood. There are plenty of suspects for the trio
of Penelope, Molly, and Toby to investigate and rule out. The red herrings were
all so plausible I never pinpointed the actual thief until the big reveal. I
loved the final resolution and look forward to the next adventure of Dame Alice
and her new associates.
I recommend DAME ALICE HITS HOLLYWOOD to readers of historical
cozy mysteries, especially those with a soft spot for the Golden Age of
Hollywood.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A longtime magazine journalist, Allie Mahoney has written for Town & Country, Time Out New York, and Cosmo. A lifelong Agatha Christie fan, her shelves are also filled with the books of P.G. Wodehouse, Dave Barry, Sophie Kinsella, and Carl Hiaasen. Additional guilty pleasures: Classic Hollywood movies, fashion, dogs, Bravo tv, BritBox, Phillies baseball, and the beach.
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Thank you so much, Paula!
ReplyDeleteToby is my favorite character too! I'm so happy you liked Dame Alice Hits Hollywood
Thank you, Allie Mahoney