Diva / Stanley Bennett Clay.
By: Clay, Stanley.
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Holloway House Pub. Co., c1988Edition: Original Holloway House ed.Description: 246, [1] p. ; 17 cm.ISBN: 0870678396 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Mystery fiction | Suspense fiction | African American women singers -- FictionDDC classification: Fic C579 1988 Summary: Beautiful, talented Ida Lake was known as "The Diva" to her millions of fans when she reigned as Hollywood's black singing sensation of the 1940s. Her career--and her sanity--collapsed after the suspicious deaths of the husband she adored and the daughter she worshipped. Haunted by rumors of "un-American" activities, Ida took refuge abroad. Two decades later, she has been coaxed into a comeback as the star of a new Broadway musical. But tragedy stalks Ida Lake once again as a mysterious web of intrigue, sex scandal and murder envelops the show. In DIVA, author Stanley Bennett Clay shows that drama isn't always on stage!Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Beautiful, talented Ida Lake was known as "The Diva" to her millions of fans when she reigned as Hollywood's black singing sensation of the 1940s. Her career--and her sanity--collapsed after the suspicious deaths of the husband she adored and the daughter she worshipped. Haunted by rumors of "un-American" activities, Ida took refuge abroad.
Two decades later, she has been coaxed into a comeback as the star of a new Broadway musical. But tragedy stalks Ida Lake once again as a mysterious web of intrigue, sex scandal and murder envelops the show.
In DIVA, author Stanley Bennett Clay shows that drama isn't always on stage!
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