Black Orchid

A Thriller

By: Vaughn C. Hardacker

Narrated by: Paul McClain

The murder of one wannabe starlet may only be the beginning for a vicious killer.

When poor little New Hampshire rich girl Mindy Hollis gets lost in Los Angeles, her big sister hires private detective Ed Traynor to find her. Traynor and Hollis's security chief, Jack McMahon, take off for Tinseltown to track down the aspiring actress - but they discover the only part she ever got was the one that killed her.

Their hunt for her killers takes them from the bowels of Mexico City to the glitz of Los Angeles, north to the set of The Black Orchid in Vancouver, and then back again to Hollywood, where the angels are dying in the dark. It's up to Ed and Jack to save them before the film fades to black.

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Interesting and frustrating!

The story line in the first half of the book was good but it became more and more unrealistic and illogical in the second half. Also, the errors in the use of Spanish were incredible. If an author is going to use a foreign language, then he/she/they should ensure it is correct.

Spellbinding

In "Black Orchid" Vaughan C Hardacker gives a plausible and very gripping retelling of a story reminiscent of The Black Dahlia. In this version, the killer(s) get their cumuppance.

fine

very predictable but not terrible until the last 20 minutes. totally fell apart for the ending

Good story, except:

The story line was good, and kept making me want to hear more, but the little pointers and tips given at the beginning of each chapter were absolutely stupid. Anyone who reads crime novels is already familiar with these cutesy little ‘tips.’ I would sample another Hardacker novel, but will immediately drop it, should these dumb little blurbs be present.

Water?

In the trek through the desert, not once was the need or consumption of water discussed. All of them would have perished.