Title: A dark and deadly deception
First published: 2005
Description: The murder of one of the stars of a movie filming on location in Lincoln Prairie draws Chicago detective Marti MacAlister into an investigation that leads to the discovery of the skeletal remains of another gunshot victim.

"Chicago detective Marti MacAlister has her work cut out for her these days. First, during the filming of a big Hollywood movie on location in Lincoln Prairie, the body of one of the film's stars turns up dead, along the shores of the Des Plaines River. Then, the skeletal remains of another gunshot victim turn up in a hundred year old building that is being renovated. The closer Marti comes to piecing the clues of each case, the closer they come to understanding how the two cases are connected. But the longer it takes, the more dangerous the killer becomes. This next book in Eleanor Taylor Bland's acclaimed series is a captivating story that will engage both fans and new readers with its suspense and wit."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Actresses, Police, Marti MacAlister (Fictitious character), Crimes against, African American police, Policewomen, Motion picture industry, Fiction, Large type books, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Macalister, marti (fictitious character), fiction, Actresses, fiction, African americans, fiction, Chicago (ill.), fiction, Policewomen, fiction
Places: Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Chicago