PLAY THEIR GAME
Hollywood, 1953. Young actress Ginny Watkins is turning heads. Even the legendary – and married – actor Max Whitman can’t resist the allure of the hottest new starlet. He promises Ginny the world, in return for the right favour.
DO WHAT THEY SAY
London, 1954. Stella Hope, once the most famous actress in Hollywood, has been ousted to Ealing Studios after her divorce from the powerful Max. Just as she accepts her fate, she receives a letter, blackmailing her for a mistake she made many years ago.
OR THEY’LL BURY YOU
Two women on either side of stardom find themselves in the orbit of the same beguiling man. And one night, in the shadows of a glamorous Oscars afterparty, their lives are changed forever…
A Beautiful Way to Die delves into the decadence and depravity of the early film industry from Hollywood to London. Perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and films like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Babylon.
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Praise for A Beautiful Way To Die:
'Dark and gripping... Eleni’s compelling story may be set in the past but it is just as relevant today.' NIKKI SMITH
'An addictive noir thriller... Beneath the glitz and glamour of 1950’s Hollywood, lay a dark underbelly, which Kyriacou exposes with panache in this intricately plotted mystery.' LOUISE FEIN
'Outstanding... A brilliant skewering of the Hollywood dream machine but also a compelling thriller with a beautiful twist to die for.' TREVOR WOOD
'A gorgeously dark slice of Hollywood noir.' LOUISE MUMFORD
'A pacy, addictive noir thriller... The characters are complex and nuanced, the scene-setting is vivid, and the writing taut.' GILL PAUL
A Beautiful Way to Die
By Eleni Kyriacou
The third novel from Eleni Kyriacou, author of The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou. Set in 1950s Hollywood and Ealing Film studios, this historical crime novel explores the dark underbelly of the movie industry and the lengths people will go to in order to protect their reputations.
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Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | Pub date: May 2025 | Format: 229 x 148mm | Extent: 400 pages |About the Author
Eleni Kyriacou is an award-winning editor and journalist. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, Grazia, and Red, among others. She’s the daughter of Greek Cypriot immigrant parents, and her debut novel, She Came To Stay, was published in 2020, and her most recent novel, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou, was selected as a BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick. Follow her on @EleniKWriter and www.elenikwriter.com.
