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A map to paradise / Susan Meissner.

Summary:

"1956, Malibu, California. Something is not right on Paradise Circle With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, out-of-work starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor and successful screenwriter, Elwood, but his agoraphobia only allows for short conversations through the windows. He's the closest thing she has to a friend in her exile, however, as she and her maid, Eva, an immigrant from Eastern Europe, rarely make conversation. Until they both happen to spot Elwood's sister-in-law and caretaker, June, digging in his rose garden one morning just before dawn. After that, they don't see Elwood at all anymore. Where could a man who never leaves the house possibly have gone? Has something happened to Elwood? The two women can't help trying to find out. But as they sneak up on and into June's life, they discover an unexpected secret, and then a shared goal that's even more startling."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593332863
  • ISBN: 0593332865
  • Physical Description: 341 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley, [2025]
Subject: Women household employees > Fiction.
Actresses > Fiction.
Polish Americans > Fiction.
Immigrants > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Neighbors > Fiction.
Agoraphobia > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Anti-communist movements > United States > Fiction.
California > Fiction.
Malibu (Calif.) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 30 of 65 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 3 copies available at Iredell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 13 current holds with 65 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Harmony Branch Library F MEISSNER (Text) 33114018880914 Adult New Fiction Available -
Statesville Main Library F MEISSNER (Text) 33114018880906 Adult New Fiction Checked out 05/12/2025
Troutman Branch Library F MEISSNER (Text) 33114018880922 Adult New Fiction Checked out 05/07/2025