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[A] juicy page turner...capturing both the allure and the perils of the dream factory that promised riches and fame to star-struck young women from tired little towns all over war-weary America and who, even today, find themselves at the mercy of predatory men. -- New York Times Book Review A meticulously researched work that is delivered with all the punch, pace and suspense of the finest noir thrillers. -- Irish Times (Dublin) After decades of cultural appropriation by journalists, novelists and film-makers, Eatwell has finally offered Short a type of belated justice. Her book reads like a thriller, but it never loses sight of the real woman whose life was so savagely extinguished. -- Sunday Times (London) There will be other books. There will be other theories. They'll have to meet the Eatwell standard. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"""[A] juicy page turner...capturing both the allure and the perils of the dream factory that promised riches and fame to star-struck young women from tired little towns all over war-weary America and who, even today, find themselves at the mercy of predatory men."" -- "" New York Times Book Review"" ""A meticulously researched work that is delivered with all the punch, pace and suspense of the finest noir thrillers."" -- "" Irish Times (Dublin)"" ""After decades of cultural appropriation by journalists, novelists and film-makers, Eatwell has finally offered Short a type of belated justice. Her book reads like a thriller, but it never loses sight of the real woman whose life was so savagely extinguished."" -- ""Sunday Times (London)"" ""There will be other books. There will be other theories. They'll have to meet the Eatwell standard."" -- ""Minneapolis Star Tribune"""

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Piu Eatwell is the author of The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse and has produced historical documentaries for the BBC. She divides her time between Paris and London with her husband and three children. Robertson Dean has recorded hundreds of audiobooks in most every genre. He's been nominated for several Audie Awards, won nine Earphones Awards, and was named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of 2010. He lives in Los Angeles, where he records books and acts in film, TV, and (especially) on stage.

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