âYou shall never have a penny of my money. Leave me alone or I will shoot you dead!â
1924. After six months in Hollywood, young British widow Emma Blackstone has come to love her new employer, glamourous movie-star Kitty Flintâeven if her late husbandâs sister is one of the worst actresses sheâs ever seen. Looking after
Kitty and her three adorable Pekinese dogs isnât work academically mindedEmma dreamed of, but Kitty rescued her when she was all alone in the world. Now, the worst thing she has to worry about is the shocking historical inaccuracies of the films Kitty stars in.
Until, that is, Rex FestrawâKittyâs first husband, to whom she may or may not still be marriedâturns up dead in her dressing room, a threatening letter seemingly from Kitty in his pocket.
Emmaâs certain her flighty but kindhearted sister-in-law has been framed. But who by? And why? From spiteful rivals to jealous boyfriends, the suspects are numerous. But as Emma investigates, she begins to untangle a deadly plotâand
thereâs something Kittyâs not telling her ...