Fallen Star by Allison Morse
Fallen Star
by Allison Morse
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GENRE: Pschological Mystery with Strong Gothic
Elements
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BLURB:
Who
killed 1940s screen goddess Gloria Reardon? Her unsolved murder hypnotized the
public with its scandalous details and shocked two generations.
In this coming of age gothic tale, avid feminist and aspiring filmmaker Kate Bloom discovers long lost footage that holds the key to who murdered her grandmother. Legendary movie star, Gloria Reardon, may be dead, but friends and lovers from the Golden Age of Hollywood’s heyday are still very much on the scene, and it seems everyone has something to gain or lose from Kate’s discovery. Enlisting the youthful and brash film restorer Dylan Nichols as her closest ally, Kate becomes haunted by Gloria’s glittering past. Caught between glamorous Old Hollywood and the gritty, exciting New Hollywood of the 1970s, Kate is determined to find out what really happened to her grandmother and in the process, becomes the killer’s new target.
In this coming of age gothic tale, avid feminist and aspiring filmmaker Kate Bloom discovers long lost footage that holds the key to who murdered her grandmother. Legendary movie star, Gloria Reardon, may be dead, but friends and lovers from the Golden Age of Hollywood’s heyday are still very much on the scene, and it seems everyone has something to gain or lose from Kate’s discovery. Enlisting the youthful and brash film restorer Dylan Nichols as her closest ally, Kate becomes haunted by Gloria’s glittering past. Caught between glamorous Old Hollywood and the gritty, exciting New Hollywood of the 1970s, Kate is determined to find out what really happened to her grandmother and in the process, becomes the killer’s new target.
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Kate returned to the sealed box and ripped off the tape and
flipped the lid open. Light bounced off a container with a shiny handle on top.
The premonition of what it might be now solidified into something more than
fantasy. Trying to remain calm, she told herself that it couldn’t possibly be
what she hoped it was. It had been lost...destroyed...right?
Her heart pounded as she used both hands to lift the metal
container. She undid the latches. Inside were two round 35 mm motion picture
canisters.
“Lillian!” she shouted.
As she pried off the top of the first canister, she was
assaulted by the pungent smell of vinegar. The film appeared brittle. She was
afraid to touch it in case it turned to dust in her hands. But she had to know.
With the tips of her fingers and holding her breath, she unwound a small piece
of film and looked at it. There, captured in the frame, was Gloria––the costume,
the set behind her…there was no mistaking it. These reels were from Emperor
Smythe. It was the infamous missing footage from the day Gloria was murdered on
that film set.
“Lillian! Quick, Lillian!” Kate returned the footage to the
canister and closed it up.
Her great-aunt hurried back to her. “What? What is it?” Her
eyes widened as she gazed at the canisters. “Is that what I think it is?”
Lillian asked.
“The footage. The missing footage.”
This is a story of many layers, only the surface one being trying to discover the true killer of Kate's grandmother, legendary screen actress Gloria Reardon.
I bet you'll suspectvarious people as the information is revealed.
This is also a study of glamorous old Hollywood versus the changes happening in a newer age of the nineteen seventies. Is it really different? Who has the power and why?
Kate is a very strong main character but we see her flaws and uncertainties. Is she going mad or is her grandmother's spirit taking over? Is there a consciousness beyond death?
It is also a well disguised romance between two people who have many barriers to trust.
You will not regret the time spent exploring the past and working out this mystery.
Guaranteed to surprise you over and over as you keep turning pages.
Not every ghost is cold and menacing, well, not to all people.This is a story of many layers, only the surface one being trying to discover the true killer of Kate's grandmother, legendary screen actress Gloria Reardon.
I bet you'll suspectvarious people as the information is revealed.
This is also a study of glamorous old Hollywood versus the changes happening in a newer age of the nineteen seventies. Is it really different? Who has the power and why?
Kate is a very strong main character but we see her flaws and uncertainties. Is she going mad or is her grandmother's spirit taking over? Is there a consciousness beyond death?
It is also a well disguised romance between two people who have many barriers to trust.
You will not regret the time spent exploring the past and working out this mystery.
For
book club resources and to learn more about Allison and her new fiction, please
visit her Website at http://www.allisonmorseauthor.com/
Twitter ID: AllisonMorseLA
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