{"product_id":"the-celluloid-sentry-charles-veley-9798196513749","title":"The Celluloid Sentry: A Homefront Sleuths Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLights, camera... murder in Crofter's Green.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Homefront Sleuths mystery of wartime secrets, film-set scandal, and murder behind the klieg lights.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJune 1942\u003c\/b\u003e brings rare excitement to Crofter's Green when the Ministry of Information's Crown Film Unit arrives to shoot a patriotic film, \u003ci\u003eMetal for Our Men\u003c\/i\u003e. Soon the quiet village is swarming with actors, cameras, cables-and more drama than any script could hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the glamour fades fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a young \u003cb\u003eHome Guard sentry\u003c\/b\u003e is found murdered near the ruins of \u003cb\u003eSt. Swithun's Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e-his body wrapped in celluloid film-the Homefront Sleuths know the film crew has brought more than movie magic to their peaceful corner of Kent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only clues?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA film canister the victim tried to hide...\u003cbr\u003eA scrap of paper covered in code...\u003cbr\u003eAnd a film set where \u003cb\u003eeveryone seems to be acting\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Evie, Alice, Dorothy, and Alfie quietly gather clues among the temperamental cast and suspicious crew, Harry and Nigel begin untangling a web of lies. Meanwhile, Blake and Katherine race to decipher a cryptic message that hints the chaos on set is no accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause hiding behind the klieg lights is a far more dangerous production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deeper the Sleuths dig, the more they fear the \u003cb\u003eshadowy spymaster Beckett\u003c\/b\u003e is using the film crew as cover for a plot that could cripple Britain's wartime defenses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eNigel is forced into a dangerous undercover role\u003c\/b\u003e, the case turns suddenly-and painfully-personal. With trust strained, time running short, and a master of disguise moving among them, the Sleuths must expose the killer before the final scene ends in catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLights are blazing. Cameras are rolling. And the murderer is still on the set.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cb\u003eAgatha Christie, Rhys Bowen, Jacqueline Winspear\u003c\/b\u003e, and clever wartime village mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne-click now and return to Crofter's Green for the Homefront Sleuths' most dangerous production yet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Veley,Anna Elliott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196513749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Charles Veley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659941622015,"sku":"9798196513749","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-celluloid-sentry-charles-veley-9798196513749","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}