The Doom List
by Gerard O'Donovan

The Doom List you’d rather be dead than be on it: the intriguing new 1920s mystery featuring Irish-born cop turned private investigator Tom Collins.

July, 1922.
Newly-appointed ‘movie czar’ William H. Hays is about to arrive in town on a single-minded mission to clean up Hollywood. He is said to be compiling a list of ‘undesirables’ whom he plans to bar from screen work. They call it the Doom List.

With the industry in the grip of fear and paranoia, Hollywood’s hottest young director Rex Ingram is determined that no hint of scandal should mar the premiere of his new movie, The Prisoner of Zenda, and hires private investigator Tom Collins, a fellow Irishman, with instructions to protect his leading lady’s reputation at all costs. But, as Collins discovers, Barbara La Marr isn’t the only member of the cast hiding a dangerous secret.

Meanwhile, a body is discovered in the Baldwin Hills to the south of the city. Could there be a connection? Against his better judgement, Collins is drawn into a case of scandal, forbidden love, blackmail . . . and cold-blooded murder.

Reviews

Outstanding ... O'Donovan skilfully portrays an evolving city that is shaped and indeed ruled by the movie industry ... Readers will hope this marks the start of a longrunning series

Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Long Silence

Filled with deliciously evil villains and glamorous backdrops. A winner with fans of Old Hollywood

Library Journal on The Long Silence

An atmospheric and cynical take on Hollywood's realpolitik in the silent era

The Irish Times on The Long Silence

For fans of mysteries set in Hollywood's early days, like Mary Miley's Silent Murders and Edward Wright's When I Disappear, this one's a sure thing

Booklist on The Long Silence

O'Donovan, who's clearly done his homework, has fun amid the fleshpots of 1922 Hollywood, and like-minded fans will too

Kirkus Reviews on The Long Silence

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The Doom List by Gerard O'Donovan is available in the following formats

Hardback97807278890342nd June 2020145 X 222mm208$28.99
Hardback978072788903428th February 2020145 X 222mm208£20.99
Ebook97814483041581st April 2020N/A208£12.99
Ebook97814483041581st April 2020N/A208£12.99
Paperback978178029690627th July 2021140 X 220mm208$17.95
Paperback978178029690631st May 2021140 X 220mm208£12.99
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