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jamiezaccaria's review
4.0
A great murder mystery with a fantastic cast of characters that just so happens to be a true story.
canadianoranges's review against another edition
2.0
The main mystery of William Desmond Taylor is interesting enough, but this book goes into too many tangents that take away from that story.
indianajane's review against another edition
2.0
This book was interesting until about a third of the way through. I pushed on to over halfway, and then I decided I really didn't care, so I gave it up.
anniew415's review
3.0
Slow but interesting. Could have done without the Zukor story line as it gets very boring, but gives hood background on the early development of Hollywood.
ricparks's review
3.0
Interesting and well written but a bit long for the subject. It uses a similar device to Devil in the White City where two related but different events are juxtaposed and, like that novel, I got a little bit bored before the book ended.
cook_memorial_public_library's review
4.0
A 2014 favorite recommended by Lindsay.
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judyward's review
3.0
In 1922 William Desmond Taylor was found shot to death in his Hollywood home by his valet arriving for work in the morning. His murder was never solved. There were certainly plenty of suspects and William J. Mann takes up this cold case after more than 90 years and tries to unravel what actually happened. While developing the back story, Mann paints a portrait of life in the early years of the motion picture industry and introduces the major and minor characters who were involved in the spectacular highs and lows that Hollywood experienced during the 1920s. Mann describes the crime itself, the botched police investigation, the cover up, and the frenzied media coverage that ensued. Readers will be intrigued and, in many cases, convinced by his conclusions.