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Title: Death of a Blue Movie Star

Subtitle: Rune Series, Book 2

Author: Jeffery Deaver

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-08-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Twenty-one-year-old Rune is an aspiring filmmaker, but so far her only break has been scoring a job as an underpaid production assistant in Manhattan. Still, she's always on the lookout for the perfect topic for her own film - and she thinks she's found it when she witnesses the bombing of a triple-X movie theater in Times Square.

Rune's got a great hook for her documentary: She plans to film it through the eyes of Shelly Lowe, the porn star whose movie was playing at the theater when it exploded. But just hours after Rune films a poignant Shelly reflecting on her dreams of becoming a serious actress, a second bomb silences the beautiful film star forever. Was Shelly in the wrong place at the wrong time - or was she the bomber's target all along?

Rune vows to find out the truth behind the death of this blue movie star. But as she struggles to finish shooting her film, Rune's labor of love may be her final masterpiece - as a shooting of a more lethal kind threatens to write an ending to this story that no one wants to see....

Members Reviews:

Wonderful series, wonderful heroine!

Rune is a young woman who wants to be a film-maker. Although she doesn't have any formal education, she has managed to pick up bits and pieces from various jobs she has held, including her current one for an agency that does advertising and independent films. One day, on the way to work, she witnesses the bombing of an adult movie theatre - the professed work of a right-wing Fundamentalist group calling themselves the Sword of Jesus - and the idea of creating a film around the event captures her interest. She tracks down an actress who was in one of the films playing in the theatre that day - Shelly Lowe - and convinces her to give some interviews. However, shortly after beginning the project, a second bombing kills Shelly Lowe, so Rune must change her focus - she begins to interview Shelly's friends instead, deciding to focus the film on the life and death of this actress, while at the same time trying to solve the mystery of who exactly are responsible for the bombings. Rune develops a relationship with Sam Healy, a member of the bomb squad, who at first tries to keep her away from the scene and then later just tries to minimize the damage.

There are plenty of twists to this one - worthy of Jeffrey Deaver! He never lets us down, that's for sure! Don't miss this one!

Disappointing

Poorly written. Definitely not worth the purchase. Very disappointing for a Deaver book. I bought all 3 books. The 1st one was just as bad as this one

An average sequel

The main character Rune does not continue her unique development and insight to the world, as she did in Manhattan is My Beat. And while it does deal with an interesting story of those that are sometimes forgotten by a society who considers some less than worthwhile, it never really gets enough steam to say that they shouldn't be forgotten. On the other hand, it does get into the personality quirks of several people, including those that society would deem worthwhile, but have secrets the world doesn't know.

Reading this story will be ok, but don't expect the same level of enjoyment as from Manhattan is My Beat.

EJ

Not up to my "Deaver Expectations. " My fault ...

Not up to my "Deaver Expectations." My fault for purchasing all three Rune books.