Are you ready for a glimpse of Hollywood in 1947 and 1948, just after the Second World War? "Beverly Hills Dead" picks up several years after the first volume in the series, "The Prince of Beverly Hills," which was also set in Hollywood, but just before the start of the same war. Rick Barron, a former cop, has risen to the head of production at Centurion Studios, and he's at the top of his game. Tensions are high in Hollywood. When Rick's friend Sidney Brooks, a successful screenwriter, receives a subpoena from Congress to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Rick isn't surprised. The witch hunt is spreading, and those under investigation are Rick's closest friends - even his wife, the glamorous starlet Glenna Gleason. It's a fast paced and sexy thriller full of the nail-biting twists and turns that Stuart Woods fans enjoy. Librarian's note: this is one of two volumes in the author's Rick Barron series: 1. The Prince of Beverley Hills (2004), and 2. Beverley Hills Dead (2008).