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Silver Screen Sleuths
It's a Rollicking Riot of Crime-Solving Fun!
All your favorite stars pull on their deerstalkers and investigate!
Adventurous Mysteries in the Tradition of Old Hollywood
Award-winning curator Nicole Petit presents seven all-new mystery stories featuring the stars of Golden Age Hollwood.
Basil Rathbone plays a game of deduction and death against a madman who is convinced he's as good as Sherlock Holmes. Errol Flynn crosses swords with men who take his star-power a bit too literally.
Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart, and Henry Fonda have a double date with murder in the legendary Coconut Grove. Shirley Temple pays a diplomatic visit to East Berlin as plans for a German super-communication device are stolen, and a little girl is caught in the crossfire.
A paranoid director tasks Vincent Price with discovering why a dead man was found in his temple set. George Zucco's latest low-budget western is interrupted by murder - and the ancient cult that may have committed them. Margaret Rutherford tangles with ghosts and Nazis at a stately manor home where all may not be as it seems.
Silver Screen Sleuths presents mystery stories in the style and tradition of Golden Age B-movie mysteries, starring the stars themselves.
Curated by Nicole Petit and featuring stories by Josh Reynolds, Jon Black, Nicole Petit & James Bojaciuk, C.L. Werner, M.H. Norris, William Martin, & John Linwood Grant.
All your favorite stars pull on their deerstalkers and investigate!
Adventurous Mysteries in the Tradition of Old Hollywood
Award-winning curator Nicole Petit presents seven all-new mystery stories featuring the stars of Golden Age Hollwood.
Basil Rathbone plays a game of deduction and death against a madman who is convinced he's as good as Sherlock Holmes. Errol Flynn crosses swords with men who take his star-power a bit too literally.
Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart, and Henry Fonda have a double date with murder in the legendary Coconut Grove. Shirley Temple pays a diplomatic visit to East Berlin as plans for a German super-communication device are stolen, and a little girl is caught in the crossfire.
A paranoid director tasks Vincent Price with discovering why a dead man was found in his temple set. George Zucco's latest low-budget western is interrupted by murder - and the ancient cult that may have committed them. Margaret Rutherford tangles with ghosts and Nazis at a stately manor home where all may not be as it seems.
Silver Screen Sleuths presents mystery stories in the style and tradition of Golden Age B-movie mysteries, starring the stars themselves.
Curated by Nicole Petit and featuring stories by Josh Reynolds, Jon Black, Nicole Petit & James Bojaciuk, C.L. Werner, M.H. Norris, William Martin, & John Linwood Grant.
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First published September 25, 2018
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November 5, 2018
I love the clever concept of this seven-short-mystery set in which iconic actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood turn amateur sleuths to investigate crime. Part of the fun is that these stars are so famous (like Vincent Price, Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart, Errol Flynn, etc.) that you can instantly picture then and hear their voices in your head!
The anthology includes stories by some of my favorite writers: Josh Reynolds, Jon Black, Nicole Petit & James Bojaciuk, C.L. Werner, M.H. Norris, William Martin, and John Linwood Grant.
I liked them all. The first story, “Green Hell, Red Murder” with Vincent Price is hilarious. “A Scandal in Hollywood” is a terrific take-off on my beloved Sherlock Holmes with a clever villain. I love Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers and screwball comedy movies, and “Nice Work If You Can Get It” captures the feel of these classic movies with Rogers and Lucille Ball and Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda all piling in to solve the case. “The Unfilmable” was particularly creepy, and I liked “Screen Time” with the grown up Shirley Temple investigating a case of cold war espionage in Berlin. “Ghosts Don’t Leave Footprints” was fun, because I used to be madly in love with old Errol Flynn movies when I was a kid, and I really enjoyed “Death Among the Marigolds” with actress Margaret Rutherford and playwright Noel Coward.
The anthology includes stories by some of my favorite writers: Josh Reynolds, Jon Black, Nicole Petit & James Bojaciuk, C.L. Werner, M.H. Norris, William Martin, and John Linwood Grant.
I liked them all. The first story, “Green Hell, Red Murder” with Vincent Price is hilarious. “A Scandal in Hollywood” is a terrific take-off on my beloved Sherlock Holmes with a clever villain. I love Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers and screwball comedy movies, and “Nice Work If You Can Get It” captures the feel of these classic movies with Rogers and Lucille Ball and Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda all piling in to solve the case. “The Unfilmable” was particularly creepy, and I liked “Screen Time” with the grown up Shirley Temple investigating a case of cold war espionage in Berlin. “Ghosts Don’t Leave Footprints” was fun, because I used to be madly in love with old Errol Flynn movies when I was a kid, and I really enjoyed “Death Among the Marigolds” with actress Margaret Rutherford and playwright Noel Coward.
July 28, 2020
The concept of entrusting silver-screen heroes (of both sexes) with the task of solving real-life mysteries have been rather endearing and well-endorsed. The latest volume is special since it contains ONLY such efforts. It contained the following stories:
1. Josh Reynolds' 'Green Hell, Red Murder': 'Starring' Vincent Price, this edgy and witty story was the best of the lot.
2. Jon Black's 'A Scandal in Hollywood': With Basil Rathbone in full flow, we get a very-very charming, action-driven, slightly scandalous story. Enjoyable.
3. Nicole Petit and James Bojaciuk's 'Nice Work If You Can Get It': Lot of star-power, but low on coherence and humour— I must say.
4. C.L. Werner's 'The Unfilmable': I loved this completely OTT tribute to Lovecraft featuring George Zucco.
5. M.H. Norris' 'Screen Time': Shirley Temple comes to the rescue in this cold-war story shot against the backdrop of Berlin.
6. William Martin's 'Ghosts Don't Leave Footprints': Despite having Errol Flynn as the 'star' this story sank into trashy depths.
7. John Linwood Grant's 'Death Among the Marigolds': Featuring Margaret Rutherford in a very-very Miss Marple-esque role involving ghosts and nazis, this story provided a neat finish to the book.
Overall, despite a few hiccups, this one is definitely readable. Recommended.
1. Josh Reynolds' 'Green Hell, Red Murder': 'Starring' Vincent Price, this edgy and witty story was the best of the lot.
2. Jon Black's 'A Scandal in Hollywood': With Basil Rathbone in full flow, we get a very-very charming, action-driven, slightly scandalous story. Enjoyable.
3. Nicole Petit and James Bojaciuk's 'Nice Work If You Can Get It': Lot of star-power, but low on coherence and humour— I must say.
4. C.L. Werner's 'The Unfilmable': I loved this completely OTT tribute to Lovecraft featuring George Zucco.
5. M.H. Norris' 'Screen Time': Shirley Temple comes to the rescue in this cold-war story shot against the backdrop of Berlin.
6. William Martin's 'Ghosts Don't Leave Footprints': Despite having Errol Flynn as the 'star' this story sank into trashy depths.
7. John Linwood Grant's 'Death Among the Marigolds': Featuring Margaret Rutherford in a very-very Miss Marple-esque role involving ghosts and nazis, this story provided a neat finish to the book.
Overall, despite a few hiccups, this one is definitely readable. Recommended.
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