Mystery Writers of America Award-winner Mary Miley blends the glitz and glamour of 1920s America with a killer murder plot in this dazzling Roaring Twenties Mystery—a must-read for fans of Prohibition-era mysteries starring speakeasies, gangsters, murder, and more!
“Miley shows a deft touch and sets a blistering pace” DAVID BALDACCI
“Jessie’s travels bring to life the fascinating, vanished world of vaudeville” HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
“Jessie truly is a honey” THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Readers who enjoy Jacqueline Winspear and Carola Dunn will want to follow this series” BOOKLIST
“For fans of . . . Katharine Schellman’s Nightingale Mysteries” LIBRARY JOURNAL
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Jessie must uncover a killer when a girl is found murdered in a Hollywood star’s bedroom in this dazzling and intriguing Roaring Twenties Mystery.
You can’t buy silence, you only rent it . . . and the rent keeps going up.
When script girl Jessie Beckett is asked by her idol, the famous actress Mary Pickford, if she can do some private investigating for her, she reluctantly accepts. A girl has been found stabbed in her bedroom with Mary’s friend lying unconscious on the floor next to her, a bloody knife in her hand.
With no police investigation into the murder, it’s up to Jessie to hone her sleuthing skills and prove the woman’s innocence before she’s hanged for murder.
Jessie’s investigation sends her back through the Midwest vaudeville circuit, where she encounters old friends, new dangers, and her sometime-beau David, now seemingly involved in some shady dealings . . .
This time it’ll take all her wits and ingenuity to find the killer without accidentally playing her own death scene.
Readers of BARBARA HAMBLY’s Silver Screen Historical Mysteries, JACQUELINE WINSPEAR’s Masie Dobbs series, and CAROLA DUNN’s Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries will adore Mary Miley’s Roaring Twenties Mysteries with their Prohibition-era backdrop of speakeasies, vaudeville houses, gangsters, and murder!
PRAISE FOR RENTING SILENCE
“Jessie’s travels bring to life the fascinating, vanished world of vaudeville” Historical Novel Society
“A little sparkle, a hint of sex, some wily Prohibition-era shenanigans, and one smart cookie in the lead make this a great read that’s similar to Renee Patrick’s Design for Dying” Booklist
“With a well-developed and surprising plot twist, an appealing, resourceful amateur detective, and fascinating period details, this entertaining historical will delight fans of Old Hollywood and those who like the 1920s-set mysteries of Suzanne Arruda and George Baxt” Library Journal
“Highly entertaining . . . All the details of her journey not only advance the story but are fascinating in themselves” Publishers Weekly
“Readers will welcome this third showcase for a valiant heroine with a shady past” Kirkus Reviews
MORE GLAMOROUS ROARING TWENTIES MYSTERIES
1. The Impersonator
2. Silent Murders
3. Renting Silence
4. Murder in Disguise
5. Murder Off Stage
