Summary
A murder mystery set in the world of silent movies, from the award-winning author, Peter Lovesey.
Warwick Easton is a cop - a movie cop, that is. Landing in the crazy world of Keystone Film Studios, California, in 1916, a chance meeting with a silent comedy star lands him a job as Keystone the cop. Little does he realise some very real danger is on its way.
Terrible events begin to occur: a horrific death on a rollercoaster, a body in a bungalow, a shooting on a beach, and the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751553567 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751553565 |
| Author: | Peter Lovesey |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 222g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Top marks for enjoyable charm
Set among the real stars of the silent screen…stylish as ever. - Sunday Telegraph
A delightful tale that revolves dizzily around the gorgeous Miss Honeybee - Los Angeles TimesTop marks for enjoyable charm - Mail on SundayAbout The Author
Peter Lovesey
Born in Middlesex In 1936, Peter Lovesey was the author of 43 novels and seven collections of short stories. He is best known for his eight Victorian crime novels featuring Seargent Cribb and his flagship Peter Diamond series, which began with his Antony-award winning novel, The Last Detective, in 1991. Lovesey was the recipient of numerous awards over his lifetime, including the CWA Silver Dagger, multiple Macavity and Antony awards. He was one of a select number of writers to have been awarded both the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Special Edgar and the Crime Writers’ Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. He died in 2025 at the age of 88.
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