The Strange Disappearance of Kitty Fox

Hotel Hollywood #3

by Lisa Hall

From best-selling author Lisa Hall, winner of the CWA Whodunnit Dagger 2025

A missing starlet.

An unsolved mystery.

Can Lily save Hollywood's next big movie star?

Lily Jones is thrilled to find herself in the 1950s. She misses her 21st century life but has a blossoming romance with her musician friend Louis and her dream job working on a movie set.

The lead actress Kitty Fox is a rising star, yet Lily recalls that after this movie she goes missing, her disappearance an unsolved mystery that barely makes a ripple in Hollywood history.

But as Lily begins to understand the brutal studio system of Hollywood in the 1950s she wonders if there might be something sinister at play behind Kitty's vanishing.

Whatever happened to Kitty Fox? Can Lily save her and change the course of history?

An unforgettable, twisty time-hop mystery perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and movie-lovers everywhere.

Readers can't get enough of The Strange Disappearance of Kitty Fox:

'As twisty and glamorous as the lemon peel in a martini... pacy, page-turning...will keep you guessing to the very final reel.' Joanna Dodd

'This mashup of mystery, time-bending fantasy, and a touch of classic noir will keep readers up all night dying to find out whodunnit. This mightjust be your next favourite book.' Elena Taylor

'Wow another great book from Lisa Hallhard to put down.' Reader Review

'So exciting and suspenseful. I really hope there's more in this series.' Reader Review

'There is history, heart, mystery and friendships in these books. Loved it.' Reader Review

'A proper whodunnit I can't honestly tell you how much I enjoy these books. Farewell for now Lily and 1950's LA hurry back!' Reader Review

'A brilliant plot where the character can travel back in time to solve crimes.' Reader Review

Praise for the Hotel Hollywood

'A fabulous, sweepingly glamorous book I was completely caught up in 50s Vegas and the mobsters, movie stars and murder that kept me turning the pages until the small hours.' Amanda Lees

'Brimming with wonderful characters, cracking dialogue, exquisite description and an intriguing mystery that kept me guessing all the way quite simply a joy.' A.A. Chaudhuri

'Crime, glamour and love - Lisa Hall's latest time-slip novel is an absolute joy' Annabel Kantaria

'Full of Las Vegas glamour, thrills, nostalgia and vivid characters. I loved it!' Louise Swanson

'Fresh, fun and full of suspense. Crime-solving, time-hopping Lily Jones is a brilliant character and 1950s Vegas, in all its glamour and seediness, springs to life through her eyes.' Joanna Dodd

'Put Las Vegas mobsters, a couple of showgirls, and a sexy musician into a shaker, pour that into a martini glass and add a plot twist. Lily Jones is back in her latest time-hopping mystery guaranteed to knock your bobby socks off.' Elena Hartwell

'A brilliant timeslip novel...the setting is beautifully imagined and compelling a page turner and a joy to read.

322 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 24, 2025

About the author

Lisa Hall lives in Fall Branch, Tennessee with her husband, daughters and their pets. In addition to “The Cutie Pie Chronicles” series, Hall is the author of numerous short stories.

Librarians note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Kayl_may · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 3 and I’m still loving the Hollywood adventures of Lily, Louie and Tilda. Another easy and entertaining listen on audio. I hope Lisa Hall writes a 4th, I can’t get enough of them!

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Strange Disappearance of Kitty Fox is the third in a time hop mystery series. I would seriously recommend reading the series from the beginning - it is well written so you don’t have to, but honestly this series is so enjoyable you’d just be crazy not to want to read them all and by reading them in order you really get to know and love the main characters of Lily, Louis and Tilda.

I always think that time travel books are difficult to do well but Lisa Hall is brilliant at bringing alive the glamour of old Hollywood and the modern Lily. I’ve never really been interested in old films and the life stories of the actors who played in them, but I love reading the Letter from Lisa - make sure you listen to them at the end of the books.

I’m so delighted to have found this series. All the stories have been well written with fascinating characters and a great mystery. Let yourself be drawn into Lily’s world and enjoy the descriptions of a golden age gone by.

I have previously listened to this series on audiobook and would highly recommend if you enjoy listening to books.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hera Books for an eARC of this book.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the previous two, not least because the plot only really heated up about 90% of the way in! I also thought that Jeremy would turn out to be Kitty's secret husband which I think would have worked slightly better than the actual plot!

Still, I love Tilda and Louis, and there's such a warmth that comes through. Though I really hoped that Louis would propose to Lily in this one, which I'd love to see in another book. Lily deserves her perfect man! I'll be looking out for the next one as soon as it's available!

[Kacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 3 in the series, I don’t think this one is my favourite of the 3. I do wish that the characters in the last 2 made an appearance again. The story is mainly about the moving shoot more than kitty fox until the last 100 pages I would say. I would have liked there to be a might more about Louis and lilys relationship in this one.

[Sylvana Siddique · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5 stars*