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Cast the First Stone by James W. Ziskin

Cast the First Stone

An Ellie Stone Mystery

James W. Ziskin

Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · June 6, 2017

February 1962: Tony Eberle has just scored his first role in a Hollywood movie, and the publisher of his hometown newspaper in upstate New York wants a profile of the local boy who's made good.

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Who it’s for
A reporter’s Hollywood assignment becomes a search for a missing actor and a killer.
Themes
Murder investigation, Hollywood ambition, Secrets and deception
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

February 1962: Tony Eberle has just scored his first role in a Hollywood movie, and the publisher of his hometown newspaper in upstate New York wants a profile of the local boy who's made good. Reporter Ellie Stone is dispatched to Los Angeles for the story. But when she arrives on set to meet her subject, Tony has vanished. The director is apoplectic, Tony’s agent is stumped, and the producer is found murdered.

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Ellie is on the story, diving headfirst into a treacherous demimonde of Hollywood wannabes, beautiful young men, desperately ambitious ingénues, panderers, and pornography hobbyists. Then there are some real movie stars with reputations to protect. To find the killer, Ellie must separate the lies from the truth, unearthing secrets no one wants revealed along the way. But before she can solve the producer’s murder, she must locate Tony Eberle.

Hollywood’s Hidden Side

A reporter’s Hollywood assignment becomes a search for a missing actor and a killer.

Come here for

  • A 1962 mystery built around a reporter’s assignment
  • A missing actor alongside a producer’s murder

Expect

  • A reporter following leads through guarded Hollywood circles
  • Ambition, secrets, and reputations to protect

Where it sits

Historical Mystery89%
Women Detectives27%
Historical Thrillers26%

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Publisher categories

  • Historical Fiction
  • Women Detectives
  • Historical Thrillers
Authors
James W. Ziskin
Publisher
Seventh Street Books
Published
June 6, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Murder investigation · Hollywood ambition · Secrets and deception
Reading lane
Historical Fiction