The Strange Disappearance of Kitty Fox

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An unforgettable twisty time-hop mystery set in the Golden Age of Hollywood

By Lisa Hall

Series: Hotel Hollywood Mysteries

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A missing starlet. An unsolved mystery. Can Lily save Hollywood’s next big movie star? Lily Jones is thrilled to find herself in the 1950s. She misses her life from 2024 but has a blossoming romance with her musician friend Louis and her dream job working on... Read More

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Kitty Fox is about to become a star. So why does she vanish? Lily investigates in the third of this irresistible time-hop mystery series set in the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Description

A missing starlet.

An unsolved mystery.

Can Lily save Hollywood’s next big movie star?

Lily Jones is thrilled to find herself in the 1950s. She misses her life from 2024 but has a blossoming romance with her musician friend Louis and her dream job working on a movie set.

The lead actress, Kitty Fox, is a rising star, yet Lily recalls that after this movie she goes missing, her disappearance an unsolved mystery that barely makes a ripple in Hollywood history.

But as Lily begins to understand the brutal studio system of the 1950s, she wonders if there might be something sinister at play.

Whatever happened to Kitty Fox? Can Lily save her and change the course of history?

Readers adore the Hotel Hollywood series:

‘A fabulous, sweepingly glamorous book – I was completely caught up in 50s Vegas and the mobsters, movie stars and murder that kept me turning the pages until the small hours.’ Amanda Lees

‘Brimming with wonderful characters, cracking dialogue, exquisite description and an intriguing mystery that kept me guessing all the way… quite simply a joy.’ A.A. Chaudhuri

‘Crime, glamour and love - Lisa Hall’s latest time-slip novel is an absolute joy’ Annabel Kantaria

‘Full of Las Vegas glamour, thrills, nostalgia and vivid characters. I loved it!’ Louise Swanson

‘Fresh, fun and full of suspense. Crime-solving, time-hopping Lily Jones is a brilliant character and 1950s Vegas, in all its glamour and seediness, springs to life through her eyes.’ Joanna Dodd

‘Put Las Vegas mobsters, a couple of showgirls, and a sexy musician into a shaker, pour that into a martini glass and add a plot twist. Lily Jones is back in her latest time-hopping mystery guaranteed to knock your bobby socks off.’ Elena Hartwell

‘A brilliant timeslip novel…I love the mix of history, real people and fictional characters and the setting is beautifully imagined and compelling… a page turner and a joy to read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘Oh my days… I love the glamour and glitz of the bygone era...so it is great that the author is recreating it and giving it more intrigue with an absolutely cracking case.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘This book made me so happy, I read it in a day…I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

‘The story rattles along at a pace…a book to remember.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Series: Hotel Hollywood Mysteries

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The Strange Disappearance of Kitty Fox

A missing starlet. An unsolved mystery. Can Lily save Hollywood’s next big movie star? Lily Jones is thrilled to find herself in the 1950s. She misses her life from 2024 but has a blossoming romance with her musician friend Louis and her dream job working on a movie set. The lead actress, Kitty Fox, is a rising star, yet Lily...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835981658

Publisher: Canelo

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canelo Hera

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

Collections

Classic Crime & Mystery Fiction Classic Fiction Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Historical Crime & Mystery Historical Fiction Lisa Hall Literary Fiction Series: Hotel Hollywood Mysteries

About the Author

Lisa Hall is the #1 bestselling author of six psychological thrillers, including Between You and Me, The Perfect Couple and The Woman in the Woods. Lisa lives in a small village in Kent, surrounded by her towering TBR pile, a rather large brood of children, dogs, chickens and ponies, and her long-suffering husband.

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