The Long Silence
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Crime; Historical; Noir
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January 2018
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World English Language: Severn House
Tom Collins Mystery Book 1
Introducing Irish-born cop turned private investigator Tom Collins, in the first of a brand new historical mystery series.
February, 1922. Hollywood is young but already mired in scandal. When a leading movie director is murdered, Irish-American investigator Tom Collins is called in by studio boss Mack Sennett, whose troubled star, Mabel Normand, is rumoured to be involved.
But Normand has gone missing. And, as Collins discovers, there’s a growing list of suspects. His quest leads him through the brutal heart of Prohibition-era Los Angeles, from speakeasies and dope dens to the studios and salons of Hollywood’s fabulously wealthy movie elite, and to a secret so explosive it must be kept silent at any cost …
Inspired by the unsolved real-life murder of movie director William Desmond Taylor, The Long Silence is the first in a richly evocative, instantly compelling series of new noir mysteries set in Hollywood’s early days.
Selected Praise
“Readers will hope this marks the start of a long-running series.”
“he Long Silence is a densely plotted odyssey through the mean streets and dark alleyways of Prohibition-era Los Angeles... [it] delivers an atmospheric and cynical take on Hollywood realpolitik in the silent era.”
“O’Donovan, who’s clearly done his homework, has fun amid the fleshpots of 1922 Hollywood, and like minded fans will too.”
