Silents! edition by HP Oliver Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Lillian Lawrence, the silent-era's newest starlet, is found shot to death in her room at the Hollywood Hotel only days after she announces plans to leave motion pictures for the less glamorous roles of wife and mother. Lillian's many friends at the studio and her legions of fans across America are all asking the same question Who could have done such a dastardly deed?
That's exactly what Los Angeles Police Department detectives Robert Winfield and C.K. Mackie are determined to find out as we follow them down the boulevards and through the back alleys of Hollywood in search of the one person who would profit from Lillian Lawrence's death. What the detectives learn as Silents! reveals its twists and turns will leave you as baffled as they are.
Then the detectives catch a break in the case that brings Lillian Lawrence's killer to justice . . . or does it? In typical H.P. Oliver fashion, the final solution to the murder comes as a surprise to all but the sharpest fans of mysteries in history!
Silents! edition by HP Oliver Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
Silents! By H.P. Oliver is a traditional murder mystery that takes place during the silent film era in Hollywood. A murder mystery that takes place in the world of Hollywood's silent film era? I'm in!One of the best and most favorite actresses of the time, the young Lillian Lawrence, was murdered in her ram-shackled Hollywood hotel room via one small caliber bullet to the head. The only clue detectives C.K. Mackie and Bobby Winfield have to start the investigation is a very expensive cigar stub found on the floor of the hotel room.
And so begins the mystery. Who did this? Who would want to do murder this sweet, beautiful girl?
As it turns out, there are quite a few possibilities. I won't go into them here, because reading of them and their stories is the fun of this detailed novel. This is a fun police procedural to read. Every page turn had a new possibility and another twist. It's filled with details and interesting characters (to say the least) that were fully developed that the author really let us get to know.
Yep, I loved it.
By the way, is it just me, or does one of the detectives in this story, Bobby Winfield, remind anyone else of Harry Bosch?
Anyway, this novel was an escape from the busy life the holiday season always seems to bring with it. It's written in a clear, chronological, easy to follow voice (but not TOO easy!) with a lot of little historical things thrown in to consider. Please note: The main story here is the murder and the characters around it, not the history of Hollywood, as I intitially thought when I picked this up.
I love a book that I think about when I'm away from reading it, one that I can't wait to get back to just as soon as I can. Having a story like this one to look forward to is very welcome to me. I read this one in three days. It would have been faster if it weren't this time of year.
Silents! Is my first H.P. Oliver book. I'm now so anxious to read his other stories. These are my kind of books. I think they'd be a great Christmas present for me. Hubby, are you listening?
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Silents! edition by HP Oliver Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
Kept waiting for this book to take off. I would read a bit and then, go to another book. Then come back to try to read it a bit more. I love this time period in movie history. I was sure it would be a good read... if only....it took off. It just seemed stalled right from the start, and that's hard when you WANT a book to grab you and be interesting.
"Silents" was a very enjoyable read about 1920's Hollywood before the advent of talking pictures.About a young,beautiful,decent actress found dead in her hotel room.Many suspects including her boss who reminded me very much of Louie B.Mayer but that was pretty much before he was on the scene so I'm guessing it was reminiscent of either Adolph Zukor or Jesse Lasky.Very happy to see surprise ending,for me anyway.Hate when I can figure out the murder in a book way before the end.If you enjoy reading about early Hollywood,you'll enjoy this novel.Even if you just like a good mystery,you'll like this book.
This is a great "whodunnit" that takes the reader back to the golden days of early Hollywood. Times were different then, and H.P. Oliver writes about the people and circumstances in a way that ensures you feel part of those different times. No computers, no cellphones - just great detective work. I felt like I knew the cop who was a rather likeable sort of guy. Old Hollywood and it's surrounds came to life due to the details that H.P. wove into the tale. The hints about who did the evil deed are all there, but try as I might, I was unable to figure it all out before the end. To me, that makes a great read. Good entertainment. When will the movie version come out?
The third book from H.P. Oliver is my favorite to date, and continues HPO's attention to vivid historical details embedded within the story. Set in 1926, this fast paced murder mystery immerses the reader into the period, from the language used by the characters to the interesting and detailed presentation of Los Angeles in the 20's vs. the LA area we know today. Throughout the story, readers should pay attention to the clues for solving the murder, and HPO updates the status through police reports to remind the forgetful reader - I almost figured it out, missed it by thiiiisss much...darn you HPO!
It would be handy for the readers using an iPad to keep a browser window open to HPO's website (or for others to have a notebook computer nearby) to occasionally flip over to HPO's website and follow the visualizations created for this story, as well as his other books. The visualizations follow the timeline of the story and enrich the mental images created by his skillful writing. Also located on the hpoliver.com website is a seven page backstory that I encourage people to review before starting or shortly after starting the book, to gain more insight into the characters. And before reading the book, the entertaining video trailer for Silents! puts the readers mind into the period. There is a lot more involved than just the book to entertain us.
The amount of work put into research and presentation is amazing - HPO's efforts are well done and highly recommended.
While I normally don't read fiction anymore, after reading my first H. P. Oliver book, I enjoyed his writing so much that I bought ad read all of them.
In SILENTS! Oliver takes on the murder of a silent screen star, with the twists and turns of a Keystone Cops chase.
This was the last of H. P. Oliver's books that I read and I can only hope that he is currently busy at his old Remington typewriter...or whatever he uses to turn out such good stories.
One of the things I enjoyed most about Oliver's books is the fantastic description of Los Angeles and surrounding area in the late 1920's through the early 1940's.
Since I have read all the books, I am writing a review of each book, but some of the things I enjoyed about H. P. Oliver's writing will be mentioned again in each review.
Silents! By H.P. Oliver is a traditional murder mystery that takes place during the silent film era in Hollywood. A murder mystery that takes place in the world of Hollywood's silent film era? I'm in!
One of the best and most favorite actresses of the time, the young Lillian Lawrence, was murdered in her ram-shackled Hollywood hotel room via one small caliber bullet to the head. The only clue detectives C.K. Mackie and Bobby Winfield have to start the investigation is a very expensive cigar stub found on the floor of the hotel room.
And so begins the mystery. Who did this? Who would want to do murder this sweet, beautiful girl?
As it turns out, there are quite a few possibilities. I won't go into them here, because reading of them and their stories is the fun of this detailed novel. This is a fun police procedural to read. Every page turn had a new possibility and another twist. It's filled with details and interesting characters (to say the least) that were fully developed that the author really let us get to know.
Yep, I loved it.
By the way, is it just me, or does one of the detectives in this story, Bobby Winfield, remind anyone else of Harry Bosch?
Anyway, this novel was an escape from the busy life the holiday season always seems to bring with it. It's written in a clear, chronological, easy to follow voice (but not TOO easy!) with a lot of little historical things thrown in to consider. Please note The main story here is the murder and the characters around it, not the history of Hollywood, as I intitially thought when I picked this up.
I love a book that I think about when I'm away from reading it, one that I can't wait to get back to just as soon as I can. Having a story like this one to look forward to is very welcome to me. I read this one in three days. It would have been faster if it weren't this time of year.
Silents! Is my first H.P. Oliver book. I'm now so anxious to read his other stories. These are my kind of books. I think they'd be a great Christmas present for me. Hubby, are you listening?
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