Tom Collins #02: The Doom List

Tom Collins #02: The Doom List
Gerard O'Donovan
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 138mm - 208pg
31 May 2021 UK
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9781780296906
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The Doom List - you' d rather be dead than be on it: the intriguing new 1920s mystery featuring Irish-born cop turned private investigator Tom Collins. July, 1922. Newly-appointed ' movie czar' William H. Hays is about to arrive in town on a single-minded mission to clean up Hollywood. He is said to be compiling a list of ' undesirables' whom he plans to bar from screen work. They call it the Doom List. With the industry in the grip of fear and paranoia, Hollywood' s hottest young director Rex Ingram is determined that no hint of scandal should mar the premiere of his new movie, The Prisoner of Zenda, and hires private investigator Tom Collins, a fellow Irishman, with instructions to protect his leading lady' s reputation at all costs. But, as Collins discovers, Barbara La Marr isn' t the only member of the cast hiding a dangerous secret. Meanwhile, a body is discovered in the Baldwin Hills to the south of the city. Could there be a connection? Against his better judgement, Collins is drawn into a case of scandal, forbidden love, blackmail . . . and cold-blooded murder.

#01: Long Silence, The
#02: Doom List, The

O' Donovan does a marvelous job with setting and scandal, skillfully evoking the drama of being on an old Hollywood movie set . Fans of 1920s glamour and scandal will enjoy . This fun mystery is a strong entry in the series * Library Journal * Engrossing . O' Donovan makes fine use of period details, and peoples the cast with fascinating real-life characters. This action-packed, tightly plotted mystery should win the author new fans * Publishers Weekly * Blending historical figures - Ingram and La Marr, Ramon Navarro and political fixer Kent Kane Parrot - into his vividly etched story, O' Donovan delivers a stylish, scabrous and punchy private-eye investigation * The Irish Times * Outstanding . . . O' Donovan skilfully portrays an evolving city that is shaped and indeed ruled by the movie industry . . . Readers will hope this marks the start of a longrunning series * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Long Silence * Filled with deliciously evil villains and glamorous backdrops. A winner with fans of Old Hollywood * Library Journal on The Long Silence * An atmospheric and cynical take on Hollywood' s realpolitik in the silent era * The Irish Times on The Long Silence * For fans of mysteries set in Hollywood' s early days, like Mary Miley' s Silent Murders and Edward Wright' s When I Disappear, this one' s a sure thing * Booklist on The Long Silence * O' Donovan, who' s clearly done his homework, has fun amid the fleshpots of 1922 Hollywood, and like-minded fans will too * Kirkus Reviews on The Long Silence *
Gerard O' Donovan is an Irish journalist and TV critic for the Daily Telegraph. Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association' s Debut Dagger Award, he is the author of three previous highly-acclaimed crime novels, including one previous Tom Collins mystery.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781780296906
Published: 31 May 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Severn House Publishers
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 208

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