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The Bad Always Die Twice
Cheryl Crane
Kensington
September 2011
On Sale: September 1, 2011
Featuring: Nicki Harper; Rex March
304 pages ISBN: 0758258860 EAN: 9780758258861 Kindle: B008J4NAPQ Hardcover / e-Book
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Mystery | Thriller Crime
Set in Hollywood, The Bad Always Die Twice is the first of a
wildly entertaining series set amidst the bright lights, big
egos, and Botoxed brows of Hollywood. It is partly the glitz
and glamour of Jackie Collins novels and partly the LA
streets of hard-boiled James Ellroy. Who better to tell this tale than Cheryl Crane, daughter of
Hollywood legend Lana Turner and actor-restaurateur Joseph
Stephen Crane? Cheryl was involved in the Johnny Stompanato
scandal of the same period. She allegedly killed the hoodlum
because he threatened to kill her mother. This mystery features Nicki Harper, the daughter of a screen
goddess, who is raised in a completely dysfunctional home
populated by a cast of crazies but who did not follow in her
mother's footsteps. Instead, Nikki is a real estate agent
who wants a quiet, comfortable life with a little love and
happiness thrown in. Up until now, Nicki always thought that dead meant dead. But
then, film icon Rex March turns up freshly murdered in the
bed of Nicki's best friend after being reported dead six
months ago. A little distrustful of law enforcement, Nicki
feels compelled to solve the murder on her own. Her
acquaintances range from the pinnacle of Hollywood royalty
to the bottom of Tinseltown's barrel, including a
not-so-grieving widow, a conniving younger lover, a best
friend with secrets, a jilted mistress, a ''closeted''
confidante, a wacky neighbor, and a scheming business
partner. Rex has a gaping hole where his eye used to be, and
Nicki knows a lot of people with motives for the murder. The
killer is getting ready for a repeat performance, so Nicki
must act fast before her own screen fades to black.
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