The Starlet and the Killer Gossip Column

Author Lisa Hall
Ebook
On sale Jul 23, 2026 | 336 Pages | 9798217266920

Blackmail and extortion in 1950s Hollywood - can Lily uncover the truth?

1950s Hollywood has a strict code of 'morality' and will stop at nothing to protect the reputation of its stars.

But gossip columns start to reveal hidden secrets of some of the great and good of Tinsel Town. Then a young starlet is found murdered. When a producer is found dead a few weeks later, Lily starts to connect the targets of the gossip column with the victims.

As she investigates, she uncovers a brutal web of deceit, blackmail and murder.
Lisa Hall is the #1 bestselling author of six psychological thrillers, including Between You and Me, The Perfect Couple and The Woman in the Woods. Lisa lives in a small village in Kent, surrounded by her towering TBR pile, a rather large brood of children, dogs, chickens and ponies, and her long-suffering husband. View titles by Lisa Hall

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Blackmail and extortion in 1950s Hollywood - can Lily uncover the truth?

1950s Hollywood has a strict code of 'morality' and will stop at nothing to protect the reputation of its stars.

But gossip columns start to reveal hidden secrets of some of the great and good of Tinsel Town. Then a young starlet is found murdered. When a producer is found dead a few weeks later, Lily starts to connect the targets of the gossip column with the victims.

As she investigates, she uncovers a brutal web of deceit, blackmail and murder.

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Lisa Hall is the #1 bestselling author of six psychological thrillers, including Between You and Me, The Perfect Couple and The Woman in the Woods. Lisa lives in a small village in Kent, surrounded by her towering TBR pile, a rather large brood of children, dogs, chickens and ponies, and her long-suffering husband. View titles by Lisa Hall