Last Words (Fourth in the Margot O'banion Mystery Series)

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Summary: A Riveting Read of Movie-Making
Review: Last Words takes place in present time and features Margot O'Banion, a film editor just hired to work on her friend's first music video. Unfortunately, before the camera even rolls it's announced that the video is getting canned because the new bad-boy member of the band is going off to star in his own first movie role - on Margot's boyfriend's film. When Max Skull then asks Margot to also work for him on the set of Last Boundary, her loyalties are further divided.

Max is filming a version of the ambiguous-ending cult novel which has its hero searching for himself in the Central American jungle. Max drags Margot off to Guatemala to get a feeling of the book, and there she receives mysterious threats against the movie. As Margot becomes obsessed with finding out who may be jeopardizing the movie and also discovering the mystery behind the disappearance of the author Paul Leigh, Max remains preoccupied with filming his masterpiece and discourages Margot from doing anything that could interfere with his project. Despite his disapproval, Margot continues to question those around her and discovers that everyone involved, from the lead actor Dan "the ladies man" Slade to the quiet director of photography David Wong, seems to be hiding something. As Margot becomes further involved in her investigations she begins to fear that the book may be a true tale of murder and that it may be having effects that surfacing today.

Margot is a strong character dedicated to her friends, family, and the truth. Despite warnings from Max and others from the film to stop her investigation, Margot needs to know what happened to the author, whom she once so idolized in her youth. Not having read the earlier three mystery novels in this series I had a hard time understanding her affection for Max, the father of her college-aged son and who is so obsessed with his movie that he neglects Margot and writes off her misgivings about the shoot. Otherwise, this is an enjoyable mystery that provides a glimpse into he world of movie-making, rock-and-roll, publishing. I look forward to discovering the rest of the novels in the Margot O'Banion series

Rating:
Summary: A Riveting Read of Movie-Making
Review: Last Words takes place in present time and features Margot O'Banion, a film editor just hired to work on her friend's first music video. Unfortunately, before the camera even rolls it's announced that the video is getting canned because the new bad-boy member of the band is going off to star in his own first movie role - on Margot's boyfriend's film. When Max Skull then asks Margot to also work for him on the set of Last Boundary, her loyalties are further divided.

Max is filming a version of the ambiguous-ending cult novel which has its hero searching for himself in the Central American jungle. Max drags Margot off to Guatemala to get a feeling of the book, and there she receives mysterious threats against the movie. As Margot becomes obsessed with finding out who may be jeopardizing the movie and also discovering the mystery behind the disappearance of the author Paul Leigh, Max remains preoccupied with filming his masterpiece and discourages Margot from doing anything that could interfere with his project. Despite his disapproval, Margot continues to question those around her and discovers that everyone involved, from the lead actor Dan "the ladies man" Slade to the quiet director of photography David Wong, seems to be hiding something. As Margot becomes further involved in her investigations she begins to fear that the book may be a true tale of murder and that it may be having effects that surfacing today.

Margot is a strong character dedicated to her friends, family, and the truth. Despite warnings from Max and others from the film to stop her investigation, Margot needs to know what happened to the author, whom she once so idolized in her youth. Not having read the earlier three mystery novels in this series I had a hard time understanding her affection for Max, the father of her college-aged son and who is so obsessed with his movie that he neglects Margot and writes off her misgivings about the shoot. Otherwise, this is an enjoyable mystery that provides a glimpse into he world of movie-making, rock-and-roll, publishing. I look forward to discovering the rest of the novels in the Margot O'Banion series