Jeff's first mystery novel, SCARED TO DEATH: A LORI MATRIX HOLLYWOOD MYSTERY (iUniverse, $15.95), earned a rave review from Midwest Book Review, calling it "A delightful Hollywood cozy mystery [and] plot that weaves in and out of the Hollywood mystique. Lenburg doesn't disappoint in his choice for the unveiling of evil. SCARED TO DEATH is a sweet and entertaining reading from a skillful author."
Taking many surprise twists and turns, Jeff Lenburg's classic murder mystery, SCARED TO DEATH features a bright, beautiful, fiercely independent, and popular Los Angeles television news anchorwoman, Lori Matrix, who lands the biggest story of her career. Covering what was supposed to be a one-time, easy news assignment turns into something much bigger when four movie giants-and nearly a fifth-are pronounced dead after a succession of film club screenings of their classic movies and under similar mysterious circumstances. Her only shred of evidence: Each death occurred as the actor-victim watched the most memorable movie performances of their career for what turned out to be the last time.
With the help of police Sgt. Mark Bennett, a crusty cop who relishes Irish bars and with whom Matrix becomes romantically attracted despite being polar opposites, Matrix races against time to unravel Hollywood's greatest mystery before the life of another screen legend is claimed.
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