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nicholslaw's review against another edition
4.0
I definitely love old Hollywood stories and this one was no different. However, am I the only one who could not get over the author using clew instead of clue?!
pocketvolcano's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely fascinating read. Once I finished the other book I was reading I couldn’t put this one down. Mr. Mann has pretty much put together a solid case as to who murdered William Desmond Taylor. This book was also an incredible look into the beginnings of Hollywood and the movies. Zukor’s legacy stands proudly to this day.
agentbird's review against another edition
3.0
Really interesting - a lot more delved into than just the murder; it felt like a full picture of the era. I'll buy the author's conclusions, too.
jennylimmy's review against another edition
3.0
Although the book is structured around a famous unsolved crime, the most interesting parts of it concern the workings of early Hollywood.
bunnieslikediamonds's review against another edition
3.0
Movie people skulking around a murder scene, hiding paperwork while the cops are downstairs. A grandmother traveling through multiple states to furtively toss her daughter's gun into a swamp. Reporters kidnapping a murder witness, driving him to a graveyard and trying to elicit information by scaring him with a ghost, who turns out to be a mobster under a white sheet. These and many other surprising things apparently took place in Hollywood in the 20's, all caused by the murder of director William Desmond Taylor (which of course was sad and horrible). With so much insanity I was surprised I wasn't more amused. Maybe it was the Zukor parts. Really didn't care for him.