Stephanie S. reviewed on 10/6/2015 + 168 more book reviews

Yes, the author here is THAT Steve Allen--early Tonight Show host and popular TV panalist back in the day. Here he and his wife, Jayne Meadows, are invited to be part of a revival of their old game show "The Murder Game" and then, one by one, the participants are killed off. Just accidents, or is there a murderer at work? As Steve and Jayne snoop around they enjoy light-hearted banter while dodging a number of life-threatening predicaments, and of course, they enjoy some celebrity sightings: Look! There's Steve and Eydie at a party. Hey! There's Susan Sarandon at a restaurant! It's all light fun and relaxing reading, and the mystery actually engaged me. Recommended!
***1/2 Three and a half stars!

As an aside: about half way through I found myself intensely jealous of this book and others like it. Not because they are vanity projects (which I believe books like these, written by celebrities, are) and not because it isn't good (I thoroughly enjoyed this one). But it must be sheer heaven to be able to indulge a whim and write a book wherein you put yourself into whatever arena you choose--and it gets published! Ah fame. Now and then it has its perks.

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