This is the second installment in the “Roaring Twenties’ series by Mary Miley. I loved the first installment, but this follow up got lost in my massive TBR pile. Thankfully, in my quest to thin out my reading list, I found it again, and excitedly dived in.

Jessie is now working in Hollywood, doing some work for the silent film studios. She gets to meet and mingle with the famous stars of the day, and even manages to receive a personal invitation to a party given by a studio heavy weight- Bruno Heilmann.

While at the party, Jessie sees a familiar face in the crowd and the two decide to meet up later. But Jessie finds her friend dead, and quickly finds herself under investigation. Only a short time later, she is given the horrible news that Bruno was found murdered.

It couldn’t possibly be a coincidence that two people attending the same party were murdered on the same night. With Jessie’s acting chops, and with access to the studio’s wardrobe, she begins her own investigation into the murders…

I enjoyed this second book in the series as much as the first. I love, love, love the roaring twenties and the silent film era, so of course, I love the premise for this series. I so enjoyed having Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Minter and Myrna Loy included in the cast!

Old Hollywood certainly had its fair share of scandals and Miley knew how to draw from some of those old mysteries to make this an exciting whodunit!!

Overall, an enjoyable, clean historical mystery- looking forward to the next installment!!

4 stars

Note: clearing old books from before 2019

Did not have time to read this book - still on my TBR. Thank you for the opportunity and my apologies for not getting to it.