Noir Mystery
Novel: Golden Lies
When a down‑on‑his‑luck private eye is hired by a powerful Hollywood studio head to find a missing person, he’s pulled into a world where the wrong move could cost him his career—or his life.
Series: Standalone (Al Travers Mystery)
Length: Novel (full length)
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Noir Mystery / Historical Mystery (1940s Hollywood)
Main Characters: Al Travers, Dov Ackerman, Mike Reeves
Setting: 1940s Los Angeles & Hollywood, Poverty Row film studios, Laurel Hills
Themes: Corruption in Hollywood, PTSD and post‑war trauma, loyalty vs. survival, moral ambiguity, missing persons, power imbalance (executives vs. workers), trust and betrayal
Timeline Placement: Post‑WWII (late 1940s)
Link: https://books2read.com/u/4Eko9g
Description: When a powerful movie executive hires private investigator Al Travers for a case no one else will touch, he is forced to navigate corruption, danger, and the ghosts of his own past. This noir mystery blends Hollywood grit and the moral ambiguity of a man trying to survive in a city built on illusions.
For additional short reads in this series, please see Al Travers Noir Short Stories.
Linda Maye Adams — Urban Fantasy, Space Opera & Superhero Fiction 
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