WHEN COLETTE DIED
by L.C. Hayden
November 1999, Trade paperback, $14.95 ISBN#0-9666366-6-X
Debbie Gunther's story began five
years ago when singing superstar Colette was murdered while performing live at the Las
Vegas Palace Casino. Colett's killer is immediately gunned down, but before he dies, he
said he did it because the Boss made him do it. Everyone assumes he is referring to God.
Colette's fame, however, doesn't end
with her death. Her popularity continues to the point that five years after her murder,
the same casino where Colette died, hires a Colette impersonator.
Young Debbie Gunther is less worldly
than Colette, but on stage she is the late star's spitting image, and inside she's
deceptively bright and strong. After years of abuse from an unloving father, Debbie has
learned to be a fighter.
Debbie's spirit comes in quite handy
when, on her first day at the Crystal Palace Casino, she receives a threatening note. Not
wanting to ruin her first real break, she keeps the news from the Casino's owner, the
iron-fisted Ms. Elizabeth and the equally tough Jack Armstrong.
Soon, Debbie receives more than just
a note: a copy of Colette's death dress and the Bouquet of Death (an identical bouquet had
been sent to Colette on the day she died). Also, someone is stalking her. The only
person she confides in is a young reporter named Dan Springer. Together they try
desperately to solve this bizarre mystery before it's too late for Debbie.
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