Murder Makes a Comeback

Hollywood's Golden Age is ending — and the glitter is beginning to crack.

In 1950, A.J. Brockett reigns over Camelot, a fantasy estate perched above the California coast. His seventy-seventh birthday costume gala promises spectacle: legends, lovers, and the powerful elite dressed in silk and secrets.

But beneath the music and champagne:

• A fugitive from war-torn Europe carries a new face — and unfinished business.
• A media empire trembles under the weight of mortality.
• Hollywood's most influ...