The Mysterious Double Death of Honey Black by Lisa Hall

5 Stars from me

Everything is gorgeous, the cover is SO gorgeous, the main character Lily Jones is gorgeous and the whole story is awash with 1940s glamour. Utterly exquisite.

Lisa Hall has crafted a masterpiece here which highlights her brilliance as Hollywood tinsel ooozes from the pages and the Beverly Hills Hotel with its infamous Paul Williams suite is beautifully described.

For a while, reading this, I was suspended in time and thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the 1940s.

Though I am normally a fan of slightly darker thrillers, I loved this cosy time-slip mystery set during Hollywood’s heyday.

Blurb: You know she has been murdered. Can you stop it happening twice?

Two very different lives…

It is 2019 and Lily Jones is living her dream in LA. Sort of. It hasn’t quite turned out as she planned and instead of working as a movie producer, she is cleaning at the prestigious Beverly Hills Hotel. At least she gets to work in the renowned Paul Williams suite, site of the brutal murder of Honey Black 70 years ago, shrouded in rumour and dark glamour.

It is 1949 and Honey Black is about to hit the big time. She may have started out a country girl from Hicksville but now she is a star. And Hollywood had better watch out – nothing can stop her now!

One Hollywood murder…

After an accidental bump to the head, Lily finds herself in Hollywood, 1949. Like a dream come true, she is rubbing shoulders with the great and good of Tinseltown. Including Honey Black… Horrified, Lily realises that the actress has only two weeks left to live before she will be murdered.

Could this be why she has found herself in 1949?

To find the killer and stop them in their tracks?

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