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Scandal in Babylon

by Barbara Hambly
Pilar Witherspoon
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"You shall never have a penny of my money. Leave me alone or I will shoot you dead!" 1924. After six months in Hollywood, young British widow Emma Blackstone has come to love her new employer, glamourous movie-star Kitty Flint—even if her late husband's sister is one of the worst actresses she's ever seen. Looking after Kitty and her three adorable Pekinese dogs isn't work academically mindedEmma dreamed of, but Kitty rescued her when she was all alone in the world. Now, the worst thing she has to worry about is the shocking historical inaccuracies of the films Kitty stars in. Until, that is, Rex Festraw—Kitty's first husband, to whom she may or may not still be married—turns up dead in her dressing room, a threatening letter seemingly from Kitty in his pocket. Emma's certain her flighty but kindhearted sister-in-law has been framed. But who by? And why? From spiteful rivals to jealous boyfriends, the suspects are numerous. But as Emma investigates, she begins to untangle a deadly plot—and there's something Kitty's not telling her ...
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Series: Silver Screen Historical Mystery Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781705048740
  • File size: 277486 KB
  • Release date: September 7, 2021
  • Duration: 09:38:05

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  • ISBN: 9781705048740
  • File size: 277525 KB
  • Release date: September 7, 2021
  • Duration: 09:44:00
  • Number of parts: 10

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Fiction Mystery Historical Fiction

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"You shall never have a penny of my money. Leave me alone or I will shoot you dead!" 1924. After six months in Hollywood, young British widow Emma Blackstone has come to love her new employer, glamourous movie-star Kitty Flint—even if her late husband's sister is one of the worst actresses she's ever seen. Looking after Kitty and her three adorable Pekinese dogs isn't work academically mindedEmma dreamed of, but Kitty rescued her when she was all alone in the world. Now, the worst thing she has to worry about is the shocking historical inaccuracies of the films Kitty stars in. Until, that is, Rex Festraw—Kitty's first husband, to whom she may or may not still be married—turns up dead in her dressing room, a threatening letter seemingly from Kitty in his pocket. Emma's certain her flighty but kindhearted sister-in-law has been framed. But who by? And why? From spiteful rivals to jealous boyfriends, the suspects are numerous. But as Emma investigates, she begins to untangle a deadly plot—and there's something Kitty's not telling her ...
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Fiction Mystery Historical Fiction