Saving Susy Sweetchild is the third Hollywood historical mystery by Barbara Hambly. Released 3rd Sept 2024 by Severn House, it's 256 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. Paperback format due out 2nd quarter 2025 from the same publisher. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
More intrigue, kidnapping, and murder in Hollywood's golden age. Academically gifted, impoverished, widowed Emma Blackstone is once again called on to help, this time to locate a missing child actress and her mother who've been kidnapped.
Hambly is an incredible prolific and prodigiously gifted writer, whatever genre she turns her talents to. This one is no exception. It's remarkable how different this series is from her other well known series (Dr. Benjamin January, for example).
Although the mystery and denouement work well enough as a standalone, there are some minor spoilers and developments from earlier books which will affect reading if the series is read out of order (nothing story-breaking, but they are there).
Four and a half stars. It would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, home reading, or gifting. With three books extant in the series, it would also be a good choice for a binge/buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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