Used paperback in good condition. Front cover creased along the centre. Rest of cover and pages in good condition. 379 pages. Published by Dorchester Publishing, 1990. ISBN 0843930284.

The Star

Libby Holman's sultry, honeyed voice was likened to a purple flame when she sang the blues. She was a major Broadway star of the 1930's who possessed an allure irresistible to men and women alike, and numbered among her lovers Tallulah Bankhead, Montgomery Clift, and Jeanne Eagels.

The Husband

Zachary Smith Reynolds, playboy and heir to R.J. Reynolds' tobacco fortune, was so charmed by Libby's exotic charms that he pursued her across America and Europe until she consented to marry him.

The Murder

Their marriage was front-page news. But a few short months later, it was eclipsed by the banner headlines announcing Reynolds' murder after a wild weekend party.

The Mystery

The accounts were muddled; Holman said she barely remembered that day at all. The death became an instant scandal. While the coroner ruled it a suicide, the local sheriff disagreed and said it should go to trial as a potential murder. Now Milt Machlin has investigated and found evidence to shed new light on the matter.