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Anna Peters #6

by Janice Law

Hired to investigate the death of an action/adventure movie star, Anna Peters explores the actor's latest production site and finds that the truth is about as exciting as the victim's scripts. Reprint.

Genres: Mystery

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

About the author

Janice Law (b. 1941) is an acclaimed author of mystery fiction. The Watergate scandal inspired her to write her first novel, The Big Payoff (1977), which introduced Anna Peters, a street-smart young woman who blackmails her boss, a corrupt oil executive. The novel was a success, winning an Edgar nomination, and Law went on to write eight more in the series, including Death Under Par (1980) and Cross-Check (1997).

After Death Under Par, Law set aside the character for several years to write historical mysteries The Countess (1989) and All the King’s Ladies (1986). After concluding the Peters series, she wrote three stand-alone suspense novels: The Night Bus (2000), The Lost Diaries of Iris Weed (2002), and Voices (2003). Since then, Law has focused on writing short stories, many of which appear in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Fires of London (2012) is her most recent novel. She lives and writes in Connecticut.

Reviews

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was so laid back it almost disappeared. A mild murder mystery that deals with the death of a great actor in an important picture and who kills him. The answer is fairly obvious early on. Recommended only to Janice Law fans.

[Glenna Mcneal]

Interesting whodunit book. Small enough to be read in just a few days, yet big enough to keep you wondering who did what.

[Kathy Hale · Rating 2 out of 5]

A summer beach book about the murder of a Hollywood star.

[Lois Hecksel · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read...an okay book