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Bit Player
A Jeri Howard Mystery
By Janet Dawson
“... a masterful, compelling tale rippling from the golden age
of Hollywood to today. Rich in period detail – and a classic
movie lover’s dream.” – Kelli Stanley, City of Dragons
“... a beloved series. Dawson expertly weaves a twisty
mystery stretching from Hollywood’s golden years to the
present day and its mania for movie memorabilia. Highly
recommended!” – Ann Parker, the Silver Rush historical
mystery series
Old movies, old memories, old crimes – and
present-day murder. Oakland PI Jeri Howard
finds all of these when a chance encounter
in a movie memorabilia shop launches her
on an investigation into her grandmother’s
past in Hollywood.
TENTH IN THE SERIES
Before marrying Jeri’s grandfather during
World War II, Jerusha Layne worked as a bit
player, an actress who spoke a few lines in
movie backgrounds. Her dreams of stardom
never came true. But did she play another
role? Was she a suspect in the unsolved 1942
murder of an actor?
And Jeri must also solve another mystery:
Are old movie posters so valuable that
someone would kill for them?
Bit Player
ISBN: 978-1-56474-494-4
$14.95 | paper
52 x 82
282 pages
April
Mystery
Janet Dawson’s Kindred Crimes was the St.
Martin’s Press/PWA Best First PI novel, and
earned Shamus, Macavity, and Anthony
nominations. Dawson was an enlisted
journalist in the Navy, and now works for
the University of California. Her mother’s
family owned movie theaters from the 1920s
through the 1970s. She lives in Alameda, CA.
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