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The Star Trap
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When struggling actor Glenn Harley helps starlet Nancy Rhymer cover up the death of another actor, he finds himself caught in a web of blackmail, murder, and betrayal.
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Robert Colby
Robert Colby was the author of more than a dozen crime thriller novels and short stories, most notably The Captain Must Die. Some of his other works include The Deadly Desire and Murder Mistress. He was also a prolific contributor of short stories to Alfred Hitchcock magazine and Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine—many were later published into two anthology collections.
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