Murder on the Set: Catherine Mayfield Mysteries

By Linda Maye Adams

War widow Catherine Mayfield gets a front row seat to a movie filming in Morro Bay--and a murder!

 

With the leading man dead, everyone comes under scrutiny.  

 

Accompanied by her man-dog Henry and gentleman friend silent screen star Victor Rowe, Catherine investigates the crime. She discovers a tragic secret.

 

A fun cozy mystery to keep you smiling.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bad Gnome Press
• Release date: Nov 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393907138

Linda Maye Adams

Linda Maye Adams is published in Kevin J. Anderson’s anthology Monsters, Movies, & Mayhem.  She is the author of the military-based GALCOM Universe series, including the novel Crying Planet, featured in the 2018 Military Science Fiction StoryBundle, and is working on a superhero novel. 

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Morro Bay, California, 1948

Henry, her little black man-dog, wriggled against widow Catherine Mayfield’s leg, setting his head on her lap with a contented sigh.  It looked like he was ready for adventure, too.

If only it wasn’t so cold!

Catherine adjusted the wool blanket over her knees, thinking that men had it lucky they could wear pants.  Even with her herringbone wrap coat hitting just below her knees, the sea wind blew right up her legs.  She carefully tucked the blanket around Henry, leaving only his head out.

She hoped Victor hurried with that coffee.

Ever since the movie crew had arrived to film in Morro Bay, everyone was excited at the idea of real live Hollywood stars wandering their streets.  Today, the crew was filming at Atascadero Beach.  It would make a lovely backdrop with the dome-shaped Morro Rock behind the actors. The parking lot at the base of Morro Rock was filled with cars, trucks, and the three silver movie trailers.  She thought the trailers looked like rocket ships right out of the movie serials, blasting off to a faraway place.  She doubted if any such thing would be possible, though it was