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Death of a Blue Movie Star

by Jeffery Deaver

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Publisher Comments:

Twenty-one-year-old Rune is an aspiring filmmaker, but so far her only break has been scoring a job as an underpaid production assistant in Manhattan. Still, she's always on the lookout for the perfect topic for her own film--and she thinks she's found it when she witnesses the bombing of a triple-X movie theater in Times Square. Rune's got a great hook for her documentary: She plans to film it through the eyes of Shelly Lowe, the porn star whose movie was playing at the theater when it exploded. But just hours after Rune films a poignant Shelly reflecting on her dreams of becoming a serious actress, a second bomb silences the beautiful film star forever. Was Shelly in the wrong place at the wrong time--or was she the bomber's target all along? Rune vows to find out the truth behind the death of this blue movie star. But as she struggles to finish shooting her film, Rune's labor of love may be her final masterpiece--as a shooting of a more lethal kind threatens to write an ending to this story that no one wants to see....

Review:

"The author creates a great sense of atmosphere, enhanced with vivid imagery and well-defined characters."
- Rendezvous

Review:

"Highly original and very entertaining."
- Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Don't miss Jeffery Deaver's other gripping novels featuring his unforgettable heroine Rune

Review:

"[Rune] is a breath of fresh air!"
- Booklist

Manhattan Is My Beat

Review:

"Highly original and very entertaining."
- Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

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The Lesson Of Her Death
Mistress Of Justice

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And the third Rune mystery:

Hard News

Review:

"Peerless entertainment."
- Kirkus Reviews

Coming soon from Bantam Books!

Synopsis:

From the author of "The Devil's Teardrop" and "The Bone Collector" comes a revised edition of Deaver's novel about an aspiring filmmaker named Rune who witnesses the explosion of an adult theater and decides to make a documentary film about adult films. The book has been revised by the author and features new cover art.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780553582956
Author:
Deaver, Jeffery
Publisher:
Bantam
Author:
Deaver, Jeffrey
Location:
New York
Subject:
Espionage/Intrigue
Subject:
New york (state)
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Detective and mystery stories
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Motion picture actors and actresses
Subject:
Documentary films
Subject:
Motion picture producers and directors
Subject:
New York
Subject:
Erotic films
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Edition Number:
Bantam rev. ed.
Edition Description:
Bantam Rev
Series Volume:
2915-S
Publication Date:
October 2000
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
6.85x4.24x.92 in. .38 lbs.

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