Saving Susy Sweetchild - (Silver Screen Historical Mystery) by Barbara Hambly

About the Book

"July, 1924. After nine months of living in Hollywood and working as a companion to her beautiful silent-movie star sister-in-law, young British widow Emma Blackstone is settling into her new role: doctoring film scenarios whenever the regular scenarist is overwhelmed with work, which seems to be most of the time. Shoots for the Western movie Our Tiny Miracle are in full swing, with little seven-year-old Susy Sweetchild playing the lead and acting most professionally. Maybe too professionally, Emma thinks, shocked to the core when the child star is nearly killed in a stunt scene and her mother-former screen siren Selina Sutton-seems only to care that Susy gets the job done. But Emma's concerns only worsen when news reaches her that Susy and her mother have been kidnapped. The ransom note says to keep the cops out of it, so it's up to Emma and Kitty to find them before the unthinkable happens and Emma is forced to rewrite Our Tiny Miracle with a far more tragic ending...--

Book Synopsis

Emma Blackstone and her silent movie-star sister-in-law, Kitty, investigate the kidnapping of a child star in this thrilling historical mystery set in 1920s Hollywood.

"Hambly crafts a fast-paced mystery infused with Hollywood flapper flair" Booklist

LA, 1924. Assistant and occasional script doctor Emma Blackstone is working on the set of a new big-budget Western movie, Our Tiny Miracle, alongside her glamorous sister-in-law Kitty and seven-year-old lead actress, Susy Sweetchild.

When the child star is nearly killed during a dangerous stunt scene, Emma is shocked by Susy's mother's indifference--she seems only to care that her daughter finishes the job.

Things take an even darker turn when both Susy and her mother are kidnapped! The ransom note says to keep the cops out of it . . . or else.

It's up to Emma and Kitty to find them. As they descend into the twisted world behind the glitz and glam of the movie industry, the stakes--and the ransom demands--continue to rise. Can they track Susy down before it's too late? Or will Emma be forced to rewrite Our Tiny Miracle with a far more tragic ending . . .?

The gripping Silver Screen historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Hambly brings the sights and sounds of golden-age Hollywood to life. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Carola Dunn.

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Read the full Silver Screen historical mystery series:

Scandal in Babylon
One Extra Corpse
Saving Susy Sweetchild

Review Quotes

"Vividly evoking the myriad intricacies of the silent-film industry and the shifting fortunes of its players, Hambly crafts a fast-paced mystery infused with Hollywood flapper flair" - Booklist

"Exciting adventures and thorny mysteries gain gravitas from pointed social commentary" - Kirkus Reviews

"The characters are abundantly human, the mystery is beautifully constructed, and the Hollywood milieu is vividly realized" - Booklist Starred Review on One Extra Corpse