"Parker's differentiated voices are perfect for the cast of zany characters, including Cecil B.
DeMille and the inimitable Mae West, and his portrayal of Peters as a wisecracking detective is right on.
He excels at conveying the wonderful humor in the book, the hilarious views Peters has of himself, friends,
relatives, and life in general, as well as great one-liners. Apt phrasing and timing round out this entertaining audio. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award."--AudioFile
In the spring of 1942, Joe DiMaggio's enjoying a much better season than either General MacArthur
in Corregidor or private eye Toby Peters in Hollywood. Blond bombshell Mae West has just finished her book,
a sensational tell-all life story that could turn Tinsel Town into scandal city. When the screed's stolen from under
her generous form by a mysterious psychopath, Peters comes up to see her and agrees to take the case. Before
he can tell his famously curvilinear client who's done her wrong, he finds himself the target of a cross-dressing killer,
captive of a methodically mad doctor, and the preview audience for a big-screen plot that threatens not only Mae,
but master of spectacle Cecil B. DeMille.


Stuart Kaminsky received the 1990 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery novel, as well as France's Grand Prix de Roman d'Aventures in 1991. His love of the movies and long career as a professor of film history led him to create the popular and critically acclaimed Toby Peters series. He lives in Florida with his wife and children.

Tom Parker, recipient of the Golden Voice award, records a remarkable variety of books while pursuing his love of theater by directing two or three professional stage productions a year in the Washington, D.C., area.