Book Review of Mystery at the Blue Sea Cottage

Reaching returned in time to the roaring 20's in southern California, creator James Stewart's debut paintings, Mystery on the Blue Sea Cottage, gives a compelling view of the intricacies of an unsolved homicide, the murder of young and exquisite, interpretive dancer, Fritzie Mann.

Based on years of research, this genuine-crime narrative poses an adept tracing of the records of this once sensationalized murder mystery introduced forth through a multi-faceted lens which explores no longer best the murder but journalistic behaviors, the investigative methods during that technology, and a Hollywood intercourse scandal connection as well as exploring the tradition of the time.

Piquing the curiosity from the outset, this paintings of authentic crime right now draws the eye into the charming backstory of Fritzie who, for the most part, turned into a apparently sensible however "modern" lady in her early twenties who labored to help with her unwell sister's clinical bills through dancing. However, to her own family, there was an air of thriller in her life whilst it got here to her romantic associations, relationships or relationship.

Fritzie's tragic story begins with the preliminary discovery of her body with a excessive bruise on her forehead on a almost empty stretch of seashore. Initially unidentified as a corpse, it was now not till numerous clues main to her identification, which includes a be aware on a card mentioning "I am Fritzie Mann" at the side of other figuring out however no longer right now associated assets strewn across the seaside, started out to accumulate to her authentic identity specially as soon as the connection changed into made that she was a well-known distinguished dancer. Her demise fast became the front page fodder and grew into one of the most sensationalized news stories on the time in Southern California.

Additionally, the following research appeared to cause a route of evidentiary twists and turns, as clues caused inconsistent theories approximately her demise; Was she murdered? Did she devote suicide? Or Did she drown? Moreover, she become found to be in "delicate circumstance" including greater confusion and scandal as to the actual purpose for her loss of life. Albeit, once it became discovered that she genuinely was murdered, Who did it? And Why? Became the prevalent questions which then changed the tone of the investigation and introduced numerous thrilling suspects along with a Hollywood actor whom Fritzie's mom insisted become the real murderer. Moreover, what follows inside the narrative is a nicely- organized, very well distinct work which takes the readers through the intimate details of the existence and dying of Fritzie as well as bringing to the edifying leading edge the tradition and lifestyle on the time which did appear to encompass a seamier side.

Overall, I loved Mystery at the Blue Sea Cottage. I observed it to be a totally engrossing actual crime read set in an era when lifestyles, love, womanhood and murder have been perceived very differently from present day modern life. I changed into captivated by means of the detailing of the police paintings, autopsy scenes, investigation strategies, subculture of the instances, and perception into the secrets and scandals performed out in the roaring 20's Hollywood. I do fantastically advocate this e-book. It is nicely really worth the read and I for my part would love to peer it made right into a film.