Lethally
Blond
A
Bailey Weggins Mystery
Kate
White
Grand
Central (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-446-57795-2 (0446577952)
ISBN-13: 978-0-446-57795-3 (9780446577953)
Publication Date: May 2007
List Price: $24.99
Synopsis (from the publisher): Whenever a celebrity throws a phone, crashes a car, or kills a spouse, celebrity journalist Bailey Weggins is there to cover it for the gossip magazine Buzz. Now, the new television show Morgue is the talk of the town, and just as Bailey starts reminiscing about her brief summer fling with the show's gorgeous star, Chris Wickersham, he calls. But Chris isn't thinking about rekindling their old flame. His friend and fellow actor on the show has gone missing, and while nobody else seems to be alarmed, Chris can't believe his friend would just run off while on the brink of stardom. When Bailey starts to investigate as a favor for Chris, she soon realizes there is much more to the disappearance than meets the eye, and unless she can unearth the truth, she could become the inspiration for Morgue's next episode.
Review:
Spunky, intelligent, 30-something celebrity crime reporter for Buzz
magazine Bailey Weggins shares the spotlight with the glamorous stars
of television in Lethally Blond,
the fifth mystery by Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Kate White.
Bailey is asked by a former lover, Chris, to help find his friend Tom
who has disappeared. Chris and Tom have both landed roles in a new
prime time series, Morgue. A few weeks before the show is to air,
however, Tom drops out of sight. Although no one on the staff or in the
crew thinks anything about it, Chris thinks Tom was too excited about
getting his part that he would not just leave without telling someone.
As Bailey starts her investigation into Tom’s disappearance,
she renews her love affair with Chris. Delving into the lives of each
cast member, she finds that Tom has an ongoing love affair with the
show’s principle star, who is engaged to the producer. Tom
also had affairs with some other women in the cast, a few of whom did
not want it to end. He was owed a large sum of money by a fellow actor
and was pressing for payment. He had a family home in Andes in the
Catskills which no one seemed to know anything about. Bailey, between
her job at Buzz and trying to spend every spare minute rekindling her
love for Chris, finds time to go to Andes and search for
Tom’s home. There she finds a body burned beyond recognition.
Is it Tom? If so, who else knew about his home? And if it
isn’t, who is it?
Though Lethally
Blond doesn't have a
substantial mystery plot, the book will attract readers who enjoy the
exploits of media stars with a couple of murders thrown in. White, with
her insider knowledge of the industry, does a fine job of portraying
the characters in her book as they seem to appear in the public eye.
Whether this is accurate or not is irrelevant; perception is reality in
the world of show business.
Bailey Weggins is an appealing amateur sleuth who uses her charm to get
intimate with the people she has put on her suspect list. Though
repeatedly threatened during her investigation, she forges ahead with
incredible determination until she solves the mystery.
Lethally
Blond is light and fun and
the perfect companion for a summer vacation.
Special thanks to guest reviewer Betty of The Betz Review for contributing her review of Lethally Blond and to Precedent Media Unlimited for providing a copy of the book for this review.
Review Copyright © 2007 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved
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ISBN-10: 0-446-57795-2 (0446577952)
ISBN-13: 978-0-446-57795-3 (9780446577953)
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Location(s) referenced: New York City, The Catskills.
