The Long Silence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780727887740)

"Readers will hope this marks the start of a long-running series" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review

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.

Author: Gerard O'Donovan
ISBN-10: 0727887742
ISBN-13: 9780727887740
Publisher: Severn House
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2018
Library Journal 04/15/2018 pg. 68
Booklist 03/15/2018 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 03/19/2018