The 1930s were a long time ago and Los Angeles a very
different world. And now, a year after the last James Murray Mystery was
published, I've published an encyclopaedia of sorts that explains all the
little inside jokes, esoteric bits and pieces of historic information, and the
background behind some of the choices I made as the author of the five novels
set in 1930s Los Angeles.
The James Murray Mysteries Companion is filled with all
kinds of information -- like the actual people who were the basis for the
mysterious Miss Compton and the dashing Buddy Rogers in the first novel. The
origin of Scott Hobby in the second novel. The real person behind the fictional
scientist in the third novel. (Hint: he’s not a scientist!) Why I chose
baseball as the setting for the fourth novel. Some of the famous Hollywood
stars who have cameos in the fifth novel.
You’ll uncover my favorite actress, my favorite movie,
my favorite dessert and my favorite restaurant in Los Angeles as they all make
appearances in one or more of the novels. I also explain how a real-life
medical condition of mine was used to inform the plots of two of the novels.
So, sit back, relax and discover some of the secrets
contained in the five James Murray Mysteries!
[You’ll find the link to the book in the column to the right
called “My Books.”]
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