Aurora Teagarden's past is back to haunt her, and this time it is preparing to go onto the small screen. Roe's first opportunity to deal with murder first-hand was when she was in the Real Murders group, a number of local residents of Lawrenceton, Georgia, with an interest in true crime. Things got a little out of hand when certain members decided to make true crime something more to read about. Those adventures made up the first book in this series, Real Murders.

Robin Crusoe, famed author and one-time boyfriend, helped in solving the crime as well as took an opportunity to write a bestselling book based on the events. Roe was less than pleased with the latter part, and is now going to be confronted not only with past events, but her ex-boyfriend, and she is not sure if she is ready for that even with her new status as a widow. In fact, she is still heavily grieving the loss of Martin in the last year.

Crusoe's book has been picked up to be made into a two-part television mini-series, and it is going to be filmed in Lawrenceton. To make things even more interesting, his new girlfriend Celia Shaw, a recent Emmy winner, will be taking on Roe's role. To make things even more difficult, Roe's stepson Barrett, who has never had a close relationship with her, also has a role in the movie.

Despite the fact that the film is based on some really rough times for the community, the whole town is caught up in celebrity fever, and they are hoping that Roe's connections will help them get on the set and meet stars. Before she knows it (and despite her best intentions), Roe finds herself on the set and mingling with those working there. Celia even tries to arrange a dinner with her so she can get a better sense of how to play Roe.

Things take a surprising turn when Barrett returns to visit Celia in her trailer after having a night of bliss with her. Upon entering, he finds her body on the floor with a clear head wound ... her Emmy had literally gone to her head.

The detective assigned to the case is Arthur Smith, another of Roe's old flame. He seems more than willing to put the past behind them, which is probably easier since he is the one who cheated on her, as he focuses on the case. It does not take long for him to start pulling clues together, but not before Roe gets a threatening letter herself.

As Roe is being forced to confront the past, both she and Robin find old feelings returning. Unfortunately, it is going to take everything in the repertoire to figure out who murdered Celia if they are going to find happiness together.

Harris definitely has no trouble with throwing red herrings in on this case as the reader is often misdirected as to the real killer's identity. In most cases, the distractions are tied to interesting subplots, and they help move the action along. It does take a while for the body to turn up, but once it does the reader needs to be ready for a quick-paced ride to the end.

I was a little disappointed to find that Aurora comes across bitter in the book. She sees so many people around her as being unhappy and persnickety. In the process, she ends up being the same. I figure I should give her a break, though, since she is still having a really rough time with Martin's death in the previous book. This was another great adventure for my favorite librarian detective.