My friend Jerrilyn Farmer has teamed up with Joan Rivers to write MURDER AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS. The Pocket Books hardcover comes out in February and is the first in an intended series of "Red Carpet Murder Mystery" novels that draw on Rivers' showbiz background. Jerrilyn has a pretty wicked sense of humor herself so I'm sure these books are going to be a lot of fun.
This reminds me a bit of the George Kennedy (yes, the actor) mysteries that he wrote in the early 1980’s. I believe there were three of them (all pretty good) that featured Mr. K. as an amatuer detective on film locations solving mysteries. He brought in real life supporting characters like Dean Martin, Raquel Welch, etc.
They were a lot of fun…and sadly impossible to find now!
I must admit I am not a huge Joan Rivers fan, but I will give anything with Jerrilyn Farmer’s name on it a chance. If only it were another Madeline Bean novel.
Mark