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English
Poisoned Pen Press
30 September 2012
In June 1951, Edna Ferber heads to Hollywood to support her friend Max Jeffries who has found himself blacklisted after the McCarthy hearings in Washington rattled Hollywood with allegations of Communist-leaning sympathies. Edna first met Max when he worked on the 1927 Broadway production of Show Boat, and now he's brought his magic to a new production starring Ava Gardner. Walked off the Metro lot, shunned by friends, Max is ""uncredited"" on the film because of his political leanings. Edna's visit is one of friendship-nothing more. But all that changes when Max is murdered.

Edna begins socializing with Ava Gardner, currently scandalizing Hollywood with her affair with Frank Sinatra. Edna finds the hard-as-nails temptress a vulnerable, insecure woman whom she comes to like. Max was killed right after a public brawl with Sinatra, and Ava fears her lover will be arrested. Edna plays sleuth quietly, uncovering dark layers of greed, envy, and desire. Against the backdrop of the new Show Boat is the tawdry romance of dream-street Hollywood itself-both parts of the world of ""Make Believe.
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   272g
ISBN:   9781464200823
ISBN 10:   1464200823
Series:   Edna Ferber Mysteries
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Edward Ifkovic taught literature and creative writing at a community college in Connecticut for over three decades. His short stories and essays have appeared in the ""Village Voice, America, Hartford Monthly"", and ""Journal of Popular Culture"". A longtime devotee of mystery novels, he fondly recalls discovering Erle Stanley Gardner's 'Perry Mason' series in a family bookcase.

Reviews for Make Believe

This is a thoroughly charming mystery. Edna Ferber makes a wonderful sleuth[, ] and readers will be entranced by her plucky spirit and sharp-witted investigative skills. --Booklist Starred review for Escape Artist


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