Murder at the Café Montmartre

A 1920s Hollywood Cozy Mystery

By: D.A.E. Jackson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Hollywood, 1924—She came to Café Montmartre for champagne and gossip—she stayed to catch a killer.

When Joyce Montegue attends a glittering WAMPAS Baby Stars party at the legendary Café Montmartre, she expects champagne, scandal, and maybe a little flirtation—not murder. But when a promising young screenwriter is found dead, poisoned mid-party, the night’s glamour curdles into danger. The studio calls it an accident. Joyce knows better.

The victim’s last screenplay threatened to expose Hollywood’s darkest secrets—and included a thinly veiled character suspiciously similar to Joyce’s son, rising matinee idol Bobby. Suddenly Bobby’s reputation, career, and future are at risk. Worse, Bobby’s boyfriend Rick was seen arguing with the victim just hours before his death, making him an easy scapegoat for a town eager to bury the truth.

With help from Clara Bow, Alla Nazimova, and the ever-opinionated ghost of silent film legend Wallace Reid—who only Joyce can see—Joyce dives headfirst into a world of studio lies, bootleg booze, and carefully hidden sins. As suspects multiply and the pressure mounts, Joyce must uncover the killer before Hollywood destroys one of its own… or before the murderer strikes again.

Set amid the glitter and gossip of Jazz Age Hollywood, Murder at Café Montmartre is a witty, atmospheric cozy mystery packed with Old Hollywood glamour, sharp dialogue, a touch of the supernatural, and a fearless amateur sleuth who refuses to let scandal win. Perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building, The Thin Man, and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.