Sunday, January 18, 2015

Blue Screen / Robert B. Parker / 306 pages / November Challenge Deceased Author

Boston private investigator Sunny Randall is hired to act as bodyguard for a buff, spoiled Hollywood star, Erin Flint.  Erin's manager/lover owns a major league baseball team, the Connecticut Nutmegs, and he wants Erin to play for his team.  The hype will provide PR for the team and boost ticket sales making the team merchandisable.  The reader is treated to Erin's training for the team, her commitment to fitness to further her career, and her sordid past...and present.  When a female member of Erin's entourage is found murdered in Paradise - the site of Erin's training, local police chief Jesse Stone and Sunny work together to find the murderer...and discover shocking facts about the victim's identity and her ties to Erin Flint.  Language alert!

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