3.0 out of 5 stars
A Satirical Mystery, Jan 31 2004
This review is from: The Bette Davis Murder Case (Hardcover)
Like all Baxt's entries in the famous people murder mysteries, this one is a true satire. In it we see the incomparable Miss Bette Davis as she takes up residence in England while waiting for her contract court case with Warner Brothers. She is staying in an archeologist's house and while there the archeologist is found dead in his own study. Bette is thrown in with her neighbour, none other than Agatha Christie the famous mystery writer to and they're trying to solve a murder. Before the book is done another death occurs, and the story rushes to its conclusion. The setting of the book only takes place over a 12-hour stretch and a lot happens in that time frame. Bette gets a taste of what a truly disfunctional family is like. The book was OK and there are lots of twists and turns, but I didn't find that it showed the true Bette. It missed somehow. She was a multi-faceted woman and a wonderful actress, but this book falls short a bit in its depiction of her true character. The mystery is fun though, and if read in the context of a satire is well worth it.
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