Star Light Star Bright
(2022)(The first book in the Private Eye to the Stars Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Monica Knightley
MEET CARLA MATTUCCI, a Los Angeles Private Eye with a celebrity clientele.
Carla Mattucci and her two sidekicks know all too well that the world of Hollywood is populated with eccentrics, divas, charmers…and probably plenty of delightful, talented people. It’s just that the delightful Hollywood folks rarely seem to need the services of private investigators. Fortunately, kind, generous Carla doesn’t suffer fools gladly—a vital characteristic for someone in her line of work. And she never leaves her Perry Mason-esque office without the things she considers her Must Haves to do her job: Disguises. Her Nonna’s 1920’s Beretta. And a very large bottle of aspirin.
When a popular rom-com actress hires PI Carla Mattucci to find the person blackmailing her, Carla is shocked when the actress confesses that her career has been built on a lie. A lie the blackmailer knows all about. And a lie that the whole world would know about if she took her case to the police, making that option out of the question. The clock is ticking for Carla to find the culprit. The blackmailer has been clear—pay up by the deadline or the world will know the secret that could end the actress’s career. The ticking clock isn’t helped much when Carla’s number one suspect ends up murdered. And her client becomes the police’s prime suspect.
Of course, this case isn’t the only thing on Carla’s plate. She also has a dying client—a Hollywood legend—who’s own secret requires a special, discreet service that Mattucci Private Investigations offers. And at home, Carla has to deal with her seventy-two-year-old mother whose goal in life is to hang ten out in the surf with her new surfer buddies. Her Ma has Carla considering buying stock in the aspirin industry.
With plenty of quirky characters and humor, intriguing whodunits, and an exotic setting, THE PRIVATE EYE TO THE STARS cozy mysteries while delight lovers of cozy mysteries!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Carla Mattucci and her two sidekicks know all too well that the world of Hollywood is populated with eccentrics, divas, charmers…and probably plenty of delightful, talented people. It’s just that the delightful Hollywood folks rarely seem to need the services of private investigators. Fortunately, kind, generous Carla doesn’t suffer fools gladly—a vital characteristic for someone in her line of work. And she never leaves her Perry Mason-esque office without the things she considers her Must Haves to do her job: Disguises. Her Nonna’s 1920’s Beretta. And a very large bottle of aspirin.
When a popular rom-com actress hires PI Carla Mattucci to find the person blackmailing her, Carla is shocked when the actress confesses that her career has been built on a lie. A lie the blackmailer knows all about. And a lie that the whole world would know about if she took her case to the police, making that option out of the question. The clock is ticking for Carla to find the culprit. The blackmailer has been clear—pay up by the deadline or the world will know the secret that could end the actress’s career. The ticking clock isn’t helped much when Carla’s number one suspect ends up murdered. And her client becomes the police’s prime suspect.
Of course, this case isn’t the only thing on Carla’s plate. She also has a dying client—a Hollywood legend—who’s own secret requires a special, discreet service that Mattucci Private Investigations offers. And at home, Carla has to deal with her seventy-two-year-old mother whose goal in life is to hang ten out in the surf with her new surfer buddies. Her Ma has Carla considering buying stock in the aspirin industry.
With plenty of quirky characters and humor, intriguing whodunits, and an exotic setting, THE PRIVATE EYE TO THE STARS cozy mysteries while delight lovers of cozy mysteries!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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