Tomorrow is Another Day: A Toby Peters Mystery

Toby Peters is in action again with this typical entry in Mr Kaminsky's long running series.This time out his star client is Clark Gable and the book opens on 10th December 1938 on the backlog of Selznick international Studios where shooting is about to get underway on Gone With the Wind.Peters is working security and while Atlanta is burning away merrily in the background an extra is killed .He is dressed as a Confederate trooper and has been run through with a sword .The studio hushes up the crime and events move forward to February 1943 when an incognito Gable ,on leave from the war in Europe ,contacts Peters and engages his services .Gable has received a cryptic poem threatening his life and that of several others involved in Gone with the Wind and also present on the night of the murder.These include awashed up singer,one Al Ramone and a minor actor/extra Charles Larkin .Both are killed and others seem fated to follow. Peters engagaes his usual crew of helpers -landlord and ex wrestler Jeremy ,incpmpetent dentist Sheldon Minck and the erudite midget gunther.Events build to a climax at the 1943 oscar ceremony The pace is brisk with several deft comedic touches and the love of movies shines through .Gable is shown as a somewhat broken man ,still mourning the death of Carole Lombard but otherwise this is brisk ,fun crime writing that is lightweight as a mystery but has pace and panache in abundance

Toby Peters enjoys what he does and where he lives. It's Hollywood, 1938, and, of course,the most monumental picture to date is in the process of being filmed. In "Tomorrow Is AnotherDay," author Stuart Kaminsky brings us another interesting, intriguing, and remarkable "periodpiece" of detective fiction. And because it's a murder mystery, we've got to have a body. And a body is provide toutsuite. While filming the burning of Atlanta, a extra is found dead, still in his Confederate uniform.Toby is working as part of the film's security crew and, glancing about, he sees Clark Gablewatching from a concealed spot. Kaminsky then cuts to 1943--five years later--and now Mr. Gableis receiving death threats and enlists Toby's help. In addition, others who had watched the filming begin dying. Toby'stalent--and presence--is called into play. Fast paced and energetic--and rather clever, this series is-- "Tomorrow Is Another Day" is a good read for any movie buff. Spry, humorous in places andsuspenseful in others, this Kaminsky is well worth the read. The author's tongue in cheek storylineand characters make for a pleasurable read. ([email protected])