What's a Poor Girl To Do: A Classic Hollywood Murder Mystery

This is Hollywood, 1948. You are a beautiful young actress. He is a ruthless and powerful film producer. He can make you a star or send you back to the sticks, and you have something he wants, right now. What are you willing to do? How much of yourself are you willing to give?"A gripping read that challenges traditional genre definitions with a multifaceted story that's hard to put down. Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review..A Broadway Baby, a dark-eyed, seemingly innocent beauty. A refugee from destroyed Berlin, a hardened blonde angel. They both arrive in Hollywood just after World War II. They both have brains and ambition. One will become a star but sacrifice everything she loves; the other will become the victim of a sexual predator too powerful to be denied-or prosecuted." . . . a hard look behind the curtains of glittering 1948 Hollywood. It is a story of two independent, strong-willed and ambitious young women, Priscilla (aka Pamela Carr) from South Dakota and Anna from wartime Germany. As they try to succeed in this special world, men like studio mogul Morton Blackwell have the power to make or break them-personally and professionally. Andersen captures the unique ambiance of the time with a creative writing style that flows effortlessly." Maria Victoria Beltran Readers' Favorite Reviews