“Just like a movie, DANGEROUS TO KNOW rests on a lot of research and rigging, but all we see is the magic show: effortless, absorbing, entertaining from page one, surprising to the last. Patrick brings a time and place so skillfully to life that we’re genuinely starstruck when Dorothy Lamour or Jack Benny pops up in a cameo. And Lillian Frost has earned her sidewalk star as one of the great, fast-talking, plucky, funny girls of the Hollywood Golden Age.”–Catriona McPherson, multi-award winning author of the Dandy Gilver Mysteries and THE CHILD GARDEN

“Set in December 1938, Patrick’s sassy second series novel takes the reader on an exhilarating ride through Hollywood in its heyday. Real-life celebrities…populate this meticulously researched book, in which the most outlandish incidents are verifiably true. Lovers of old movies, fabulous gowns, and historical gossip will be enchanted.”–Publishers Weekly

Praise for Design for Dying

“A champagne-flavored frolic of a first mystery set during Hollywood’s golden age. This is sure to delight fans of old Hollywood and Turner Classic Movies.” —Library Journal

“A beguiling champagne-cocktail-of-a-crime-novel. Supporting parts played by Billy Wilder, Barbara Stanwyck, and Preston Sturges will make every seasoned cinephile swoon. Design for Dying is a delight.” –Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author

“Vibrant, stylish and crackling, Design for Dying is both a gift to devotees of Golden Age Hollywood and a mystery-lover’s delight. It’s a delicious cocktail, one you won’t want to end.” –Megan Abbott, bestselling author

“A delightful cocktail of a mystery – equal parts sweet, tart, and effervescent…a read covered in movie magic stardust.” –Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times-bestselling author

“A complex environment for sleuthing replete with possibilities and an exciting sense of the glamorous, gossipy, and creative world of cinema’s golden age. The warm working relationship that develops between Lillian and Edith will leave readers eager to see more of their adventures.” –Publishers Weekly

“Design for Dying reads like a dream, one in which classic Hollywood does a dance with old-school crime fiction. It’s spiced with famous faces and features a beguiling newcomer, Lillian Frost, who’s destined to be a star in her own right. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore—so it’s a good thing Renee Patrick is here to write ‘em.”—Eddie Muller, Shamus Award-winning author of The Distance and host of Turner Classic Movies’ Noir Alley