Love is Murder - Softcover

Palmer, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425196879 ISBN 13: 9780425196878

Publisher: Berkley, 2004

Synopsis

Morgan Tyler, the lead writer of a highly popular soap opera, finds the truth stranger than fiction when Damon Radford, the head of daytime programming, is murdered and leaves Morgan a vast fortune, causing her to become the prime suspect in the case. Original.

About this title

About the Author:

LINDA PALMER was a wildlife photographer in Africa before she turned to writing. She teaches screenwriting classes at UCLA Extension and lives with several pets in Studio City, California

From Publishers Weekly:

Combining romance, humor and suspense, this offbeat debut mystery from Palmer, a screenwriting teacher and former wildlife photographer, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the soap opera industry. Narrator Lawson slips easily into the character of vulnerable Morgan Tyler, a beautiful young widow and Emmy Award-winning soap opera writer. Morgan's life begins to resemble the outlandish scripts she writes when the head of her network's daytime programming is murdered and she, as his unwitting beneficiary, becomes the prime suspect. Fortunately for Morgan, Detective Matt Phoenix seems to be interested in more than just her alibi. The characters' exchanges are fast-paced and often tinged with sarcasm, but Lawson shines in this arena, switching seamlessly among various intonations and accents, even such disparate ones as English and Southern. With its smart dialogue and quirky characters—including Morgan's "50-ish and desperate" competitor Helen and Matt's sweet-as-pie but delusional Aunt Penny—this tale is perfect for audio adaptation, and Lawson does a fine job of bringing it to life.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0425196879
• ISBN 13: 9780425196878
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288