Book Review: Freeze Frame

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Freeze Frame     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Della (D. B.) Borton
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Amateur Sleuth
Series: Gilda Liberty # 2
Fawcett, Feb 2000, $6.50, 320 pp.

Gilda Liberty comes from a long line of Hollywood players that includes her grandparents, parents, siblings, uncle and aunts. Those not already in the business desperately want to be in the business except for Gilda. The forty-seven years old Gilda prefers to own and operate the Paradise Theater, the only movie house in Eden, Ohio. Even with half the country being between Ohio and California, Gilda still deals with the demands of her extended family. Her college age niece Faye asks her aunt to help film a documentary that the kindhearted Gilda agrees to do.

Strange occurrences begin to happen to Faye. Someone breaks into her home to steal the tapes and ironically a slice of cheesecake. Another assailant shoots the thief, but not before Gilda and Faye regain the tapes. Soon Faye's apartment is torched. This leads Gilda to think something on the tapes incriminates an individual to the point they will kill to stop it from being shown.

FREEZE FRAME will appeal to film enthusiasts as well as the amateur sleuth crowd. The book contains a big theme puzzle (Women in Film) that adds a nice touch to a well-done production. Della Borton provides masterful eccentric characters that hook the audience throughout the tale. The second "Movie Lover's mystery" (see FADE TO BLACK) will leave readers wanting additional sequels.

Harriet Klausner

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