I am heading off pretty soon to the launch party at the Mystery Bookstore for my friend Jerrilyn Farmer's MURDER AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS, which she wrote with Joan Rivers. Publisher's Weekly gave it a starred review which said, in part:
This smooth blend of Rivers's trademark bitchy humor and Farmer's deft plotting also offers a poignant reminder about the cost of fame for too many young Hollywood celebs.
UPDATE – The launch party drew a huge crowd. Jerrilyn regaled everyone with hilarious stories of working with Joan Rivers. Judging by the affectionate stories Jerrilyn told, it's a perfect and fun-filled collaboration. I'm sure that fun comes across on the page, too. (Pictured: yours truly, Mystery Bookstore owner Pam Woods, and Jerrilyn Farmer, photo courtesy of Linda Brown)
And I will lay you 8:5 that you are being very generous and that Ms. Rivers had VERY little to do with the book, and your friend much much more!
Sounds like a lot of fun. I’ll be seeing Joan again at the end of February and can’t wait. She is one of my all time favorite people!