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Detective Kate Delafield, a seasoned LAPD officer, investigates the Thanksgiving Day poisoning of retired film director Owen Sinclair. Sinclair’s former influence over the House Un‑American Activities Committee wiped out numerous Hollywood careers, and his death raises suspicions of revenge. Delafield must sift through a cast of eccentric neighbors—many of whom have worked in Hollywood since the 1940s—to reveal which of them might be responsible for the murder. The case intertwines crime, the film industry, and the lingering shadows of past political persecution.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Katherine V. Forrest
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