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The Extra: A Monument Studios Mystery
by Mel Anastasiou
Vancouver schoolmarm Frankie Ray runs away to Silver Screen Hollywood to test her conviction that an actress who lacks glamour but has talent and an enterprising attitude can make it in the movies. But when a dissolute, womanizing matinee idol turns up dead on her sofa, Frankie’s career hopes shatter. She’ll need all her acting chops to sleuth out the murderer and clear her name.
“Frankie’s debut is both exciting and fascinating. The crime mystery aspect is equally intriguing. Virtually everything about it reflects the Hollywood of the era … It couldn’t happen anywhere else. It’s like entering a time machine. There’s a heck of a lot to admire in this ongoing saga. Thoroughly entertaining.” – R. Graeme Cameron, Amazing Stories
“A transporting read with a vividly drawn setting in Hollywood in the 1930s” – The Serial Reader, 5-star Amazon review
“A dazzling new female mystery sleuth” – Grady Harp, Top-50 Reviewer, 5-star
“Ambition, murder, and quick-witted sleuthing in the golden age of Hollywood” – Elyssa Salina, 5-star Amazon review