At the opening night party of her first talkie, silent film star Theodora Desmond must use every trick in her repertoire to successfully navigate the politics of the movie business, while still deflecting the obvious attentions of her leading man, Hugo Wainwright. But for Theo-aka Eddie Standish-keeping her biggest secret is paramount The next morning, when the personal secretary and legal counsel to Colossal Studios CEO RC Crawford is found dead, Theodora is once again enlisted to solve the murder. But for Crawford's sake, this time she must also do it "discreetly," enlisting the aid of every member of RC's household staff, and eventually even assuming the role of movie mogul herself, trying to solve the murder.Can she keep her identity secret, play her many roles, and still solve the murder without destroying her career, her life, and the studio all at the same time? She may find it a tall order.
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