The Brink of Fame
An Emily Weiss Mystery
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Publisher Description
"The early days of American cinema come vividly to life in this delightful new series." —Publishers Weekly on The Edge of Ruin
In early 1913, Emily Daggett Weiss – now the co-proprietor of a very successful film production company – travels to Arizona from Ft. Lee, New Jersey, to the set of their latest production. Only to find that everything has gone horribly wrong – her husband, their film, and their company are all wrapped up in a terrible bind that threatens their livelihood, their marriage, and their freedom. Film tycoon Carl Laemmle comes to her rescue with a job offer directing a film in Hollywood, provided she can track down and bring back Laemmle's own missing star actor. . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fleming (the pseudonym of Kate Gallison) stumbles in her second mystery featuring pioneering film actress Emily Daggett Weiss (after 2010's The Edge of Ruin). In the spring of 1914, Emily, the co-owner of Melpomene Moving Picture Studios, leaves Fort Lee, N.J., to join her husband and business partner, Adam Weiss, on location in Flagstaff, Ariz. On arrival, Emily finds Adam has run off with vapid actress Agnes Gelert and managed to lose their film company to his odious longtime adversary, Howie Kazanow. Fortunately, Emily encounters Holbert Bruns, an obliging private detective, who helps her land a job with movie mogul Carl Laemmle in Hollywood. Laemmle promises her a chance to direct a film if she can locate missing star Ross McHenry. A host of unsavory characters become suspects after McHenry's body turns up. Trite characters and a sketchy view of the early Hollywood movie industry limit this one's appeal.
