Description
Hollywood of the flamboyant twenties, prohibition, and the era of silent films was a true city of sin. However, the dream factory was shaken by mysterious deaths. Private detective Hardy Engel sets out on the trail of the perpetrators.
Young actress Virginia Rapp dies under mysterious circumstances after attending a party at the favorite comedian, "fatty" Roscoe Arbuckle's. The enormous scandal poses a threat to all of Hollywood. The detective embarks on an investigation in the environment of two competing film studios and also in the immigrant circles around Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Studios. Keeping the truth hidden is in the interest of too many people. When Hardy finally solves the case, he finds himself in danger of his life, and not just him...
This gripping novel is the first in a series of criminal cases featuring private detective Hardy Engel, who uncovers the biggest scandals and unsolved murders of Hollywood in the first half of the last century.
Young actress Virginia Rapp dies under mysterious circumstances after attending a party at the favorite comedian, "fatty" Roscoe Arbuckle's. The enormous scandal poses a threat to all of Hollywood. The detective embarks on an investigation in the environment of two competing film studios and also in the immigrant circles around Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Studios. Keeping the truth hidden is in the interest of too many people. When Hardy finally solves the case, he finds himself in danger of his life, and not just him...
This gripping novel is the first in a series of criminal cases featuring private detective Hardy Engel, who uncovers the biggest scandals and unsolved murders of Hollywood in the first half of the last century.
Information
Author: Weigold Christof
Language: Czech
Publication date: November 4, 2019
Manufacturer: Euromedia Group, a.s.
Genres: Detective fiction and thrillers, Books, Fiction
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 520
ISBN/EAN: 9788076177185