The Actor’s Guide to Greed by Lee Hollis

Description

Jarrod Jarvis was hoping that getting butchered by a serial killer in the slasher film Creeps would revive his stalled acting career. Instead, the movie is a spectacular flop. Then, at the post-premiere party, Jarrod encounters Wallace Goodwin, a former writer from the beloved 1980s television show Go to Your Room that made him famous.

Wallace has written a new play headed for London’s West End, and he has the perfect role for Jarrod. Before Jarrod can say his trademark catchphrase, he’s off to London and back onstage.

Unfortunately, the theater may be even more dangerous than Hollywood.

The cast members seem to despise one another, a young director is constantly riding Jarrod, a perpetually intoxicated British theater legend is struggling through her lines, and Bollywood star Akshay Kapoor has apparently perfected the art of handsome glowering. He’s also making eyes at Jarrod’s hunky LAPD boyfriend, Charlie.

Jarrod’s one genuine friend in the production is Claire Richards, a glamorous, champagne-loving, Oscar-winning actress who dominates the stage and knows exactly how to deliver a death scene. But when Claire actually dies after being poisoned, the performance suddenly becomes all too real.

And Jarrod was the last person known to see her alive.

The Actor’s Guide to Greed throws Jarrod into another glamorous, ridiculous, and decidedly dangerous mystery, this time amid the egos and backstage intrigues of London’s West End. With its ensemble of theatrical personalities, Hollywood satire, queer characters, and murder mystery, it’s a particularly entertaining blend of camp and crime.

Book Details

• Title: The Actor’s Guide to Greed
• Series: A Jarrod Jarvis Mystery
• Author: Lee Hollis
• ISBN: 1496762681
• Format: Paperback
• Genre: Mystery / Detective Fiction
• Setting: London / West End
• Series Character: Jarrod Jarvis
• Themes: Murder mystery, theater, Hollywood satire, queer characters, celebrity culture