Make Believe
An Edna Ferber Mystery
$25.20
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2012
Summary
In June 1951, Edna Ferber heads to Hollywood to support her friend Max Jeffries, who has found himself blacklisted after the McCarthy hearings in Washington rattled Hollywood with allegations of Communist-leaning sympathies. Edna first met Max when he worked on the 1927 Broadway production of Show Boat, and now he’s brought his magic to a new production starring Ava Gardner. Walked off the Metro lot, shunned by friends, Max is “uncredited” on the film because of his political leaning…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781464200823 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1464200823 |
| Author: | Ed Ifkovic |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Edna Ferber Mysteries |
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Critics Review
“A vivid, atmospheric mystery about 1951 Hollywood. I loved Edna Ferber as a detective investigating a murder behind a film of her classic Show Boat. Add fascinating portraits of Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra, and this is a winner.” - David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author
“This series is a lot of fun. Ifkovic has made a clever decision not to take the stories in chronological order, and his Edna Ferber is a wonderful creation, smart and sassy and determined and immensely likable. Fans of Hollywood-themed mysteries featuring real people—Stuart Kaminsky’s Toby Peters novels, for example—will have a great time here.” - Booklist
“Ifkovic’s series jumps ahead to author Edna Ferber’s Hollywood days, when her novel Show Boat is being filmed and a blacklisted friend is killed. Mix in Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner for an unforgettable read.” - Library Journal
“A host of Hollywood and Broadway personalities from Hedda Hopper to George S. Kaufman provide period color as a sharp-witted Edna probes for the reason behind Max’s murder.” - Publishers Weekly
“Come for the whodunit, stay for the stargazing.” - Kirkus Reviews
Ed Ifkovic
Edward Ifkovic taught literature and creative writing at a community college in Connecticut for over three decades. His short stories and essays have appeared in the “Village Voice, America, Hartford Monthly”, and “Journal of Popular Culture”. A longtime devotee of mystery novels, he fondly recalls discovering Erle Stanley Gardner’s ‘Perry Mason’ series in a family bookcase.
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