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Book Review of Be Cool (Chili Palmer, Bk 2)

Be Cool (Chili Palmer, Bk 2)
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After a smash hit in Get Leo and a flop in Get Lost, B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score. Lunching with a record company exec, Chili's exploring a hot new idea--until the exec, a former "associate" from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked while eating his grilled pesto chicken. Lucky Chili wasn't around for dessert. Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band. She's perfect. Zoom into reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's out to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard. But somebody else beat them to the punch, as Chil discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at this desk. Somebody made a mistake...