Deception

By Britt Lind

"Britt Lind has written an intriguing mystery filled with twists and turns that takes place in a world she knows well from every perspective." - Carlyne Grager - Talent Representative and Owner of Dramatic Artists Agency Los Angeles and Seattle.

The battle between good and evil is ill-defined in the land of Hollywood. Rarely do kind, compassionate souls win the spoils of war which makes their rare victories all the sweeter.

Josh Sibley, singer/songwriter, is handsome, talented, smart and headed for oblivion. Alcohol provides relief when his demons threaten to overwhelm his every effort to break free of his past. When his friend Jennie Seger arranges for him to write songs for a multi-million-dollar feature, all his doubts and fears fall away, and he embraces the opportunity like a starving man who has found a bounteous feast during a famine.

Lightning strikes his lonely heart in the form of singer/actress Lila Levy who is married to the producer of the movie and flaunts her sexuality at Josh knowing her breathtaking beauty more than makes up for her lack of talent. Knowing his love for Lila is doomed from the start, he overlooks her shortcomings and keeps his feelings under wraps as he teaches her to sing his songs.

But this is Hollywood, and nothing is as it seems. Lila has secrets that Josh cannot begin to fathom and doesn't want to know. When her husband Stan is murdered, Lila disappears and Josh is confronted by the woman determined to track her down - Sergeant Rosemaria Baker of the Beverly Hills Police Department. Rosemaria is the opposite of Lila; she hates show business and considers Josh a delusional loser. When the cops track down Lila and bring her in, Lila declares herself innocent and the fight for the soul of Josh Sibley begins.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1647040876
• ISBN13: 9781647040871
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Bublish, Inc.
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Deception

Deception (A Hollywood Mystery) starts off an adventurous series, Rosemaria Baker Hollywood Mystery, by Britt Lind. This is my first introduction to this author's work and I enjoyed their writing style. I do have to admit that it did take a while to get into it but after getting through the first quarter, I was hooked. It was exciting with full of twists, turns, adventure, action, mystery and suspense. I was wanting to find out how the mystery would be solved and it was trying to figure out the "who done it". I adored getting to know the main character, Josh. I found this book to be a pretty good read that held my attention during the majority of it. I thought it was entertaining, and at times, had me holding on to the edge of my seat. I am going to give Deception (A Hollywood Mystery) four and a half stars. I recommend it for readers who love to read exciting mystery and suspense filled thrillers. I am looking forward to continuing the Rosemaria Baker Hollywood Mystery series with book two, Malevolence. I am curious to what Britt Lind has in store for their characters, as well as, what journey they will be taking her fans and readers to next. This one is definitely worth reading. I received a paperback copy of Britt Lind's Deception (A Hollywood Mystery) from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.