Wake Up to Murder

Steve Allen Mystery #8

by Steve Allen

When a soundman is strangled with a microphone cord the morning of Steve Allen's debut as host of a popular morning talk show, Steve and his wife, Jayne Meadows, must sort through the suspects before there is a repeat performance. Reprint.

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Humor

383 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1996

About the author

Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen was an American television personality, musician, actor, comedian, and writer. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best-known for his television career. He first gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. He graduated to become the first host of The Tonight Show, where he was instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. Thereafter, he hosted numerous game and variety shows, including The Steve Allen Show, I've Got a Secret, The New Steve Allen Show, and was a regular panel member on CBS' What's My Line?

Allen was a "creditable" pianist, and a prolific composer, having penned over 14,000 songs, one of which was recorded by Perry Como and Margaret Whiting, others by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Les Brown, and Gloria Lynne. Allen won a Grammy award in 1963 for best jazz composition, with his song The Gravy Waltz. Allen wrote more than 50 books and has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Reviews

[pearl_seeker · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book could have been cut by 1/3 and the plot would not have suffered. Just not a plot or characters that grabbed me.