Bullet for a Star

Unabridged
Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky
Narrator: Christopher Lane
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Date: January 2000
Length: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

Toby Peters looked at the glossy photograph. Yes that was Errol Flynn in the picture. And, yes, there was a girl with him... a very young girl. They were both birthday naked, and seemed to be enjoying themselves. No wonder Flynn and Warner Brothers were nervous -- if the photograph wasn't a fake, the studio's investment in the star was in serious jeopardy.
Toby found the picture where he was supposed to find it. He wasn't planning to get hit on the head, though, or to find a corpse when he awoke. The first of a series of corpses, scattered all over Hollywood.

The trail Toby follows in order to clear Flynn -- and himself -- takes him throughout the film colony and, finally onto the set of The Maltese Falcon, were Bogie, Lorre, and Greenstreet find themselves playing roles that weren't rehearsed -- but whose execution had to be picture perfect.

Reviews (2)

Great Characters

Written by Anonymous from Woodbine, MD on March 28th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 4/5

A very cool story realistically incorporating the Hollywood stars of the day. Plenty of action and Peters is a likeable hero. Pop it into your portable player and head for the beach!

Bullet for a Star

Written by Charles Gartner from Lavaca, AR on March 25th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Stuart Kaminsky has a way of taking people and incidences from the past putting his particular brand on them and relating stories that could have happened just the way he tells them. Having movies stars from the past as minor characters in his plots spices up the stories and gives insights to past heros.