Idle Gossip (Lillian Frost and Edith Head mystery)

1940, Los Angeles. Hollywood's famous gossip columnist, Lorna Whitcomb, has summoned sleuthing duo Lillian Frost and Edith Head to her office. Tipster Glenn Hoyle has been murdered and Lorna's 'leg man' Sam Simcoe is the LAPD's only suspect. Sam is sure Glenn had uncovered an explosive story. Was it just idle gossip, or could it explain his murder?

Reviews

Hollywood history buffs will have fun * Publishers Weekly *
The authors . . . do a fine job of capturing the spirit of 1940s Hollywood and its gossip-driven subculture * Booklist *
Entertaining . . . Patrick elegantly weaves Hollywood gossip and history into the well-crafted plot. This is a tailor-made treat for film buffs * Publishers Weekly on The Sharpest Needle *
A solid mystery, but it's the imaginative blending of real and fictional history that really sells the book . . . The emergence of Head as a fully fleshed character, along with evermore-engaging, Hollywood-based stories, has made [this series] something quite special * Booklist on The Sharpest Needle *
Patrick skillfully stitches together bits of authentic Hollywood history and provides star turns for the likes of Bette Davis and Fred MacMurray in this exuberant tale of murder, revenge, and sartorial splendor * Publishers Weekly on Script for Scandal *
A meaty, densely packed presentation of Tinseltown riven by potentially murderous factions on the brink of World War II * Kirkus Reviews on Script for Scandal *
The story, concerning a bank robbery, is genuinely gripping. Well done * Booklist on Script for Scandal *