Design for Dying

Los Angeles 1937. Lillian Frost has traded dreams of stardom for security as a department store salesgirl . . . until she discovers she''s a suspect in the murder of her former roommate Ruby Carroll. Party girl Ruby died wearing a gown she stole from the wardrobe department at Paramount Pictures domain of Edith Head.Edith has yet to win the first of her eight Academy Awards; right now she''s barely hanging on to her job and a scandal is the last thing she needs. To clear Lillian''s name and save Edith''s career the two women join forces. Unraveling the mystery pits them against a Hungarian princess on the lam a hotshot director on the make and a private investigator who''s not on the level. All they have going for them are dogged determination assists from the likes of Bob Hope and Barbara Stanwyck and a killer sense of style. In show business that just might be enough.The first in a series of riveting behind-the-scenes mysteries Renee Patrick''s Design for Dying is a delightful romp through Hollywood''s Golden Age.