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The disappearing act, a novel, Catherine Steadman

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The disappearing act

Catherine Steadman

a novel

Once a year, actors from across the globe descend on the smog and sunshine of Los Angeles for the gruelling gauntlet of pilot season. Every network and studio is looking to fill the rosters of their new shows, enticing a fresh batch of young hopefuls - anxious, desperate, and willing to do whatever it takes to make it. Careers will be made, dreams will be realized, stars will be born. And some will be snuffed out. British star Mia Eliot has landed leading roles in costume dramas in her native country, but now it's time for her to join the horde of talent scrambling for their big breaks. She's a fish out of water in the ruthlessly competitive arena of back-to-back auditioning. Then one day she meets Emily, another actress from out of town and a kindred spirt. Emily stands out in a conveyor-belt world of fellow auditionees. But a simple favour takes a dark twist when Emily disappears and Mia realizes she was the last person to see her. All Mia has to go on is the memory of a girl she met only once, and the suffocating feeling that something terrible has happened. Worse still, the police don't believe her when she claims Emily has gone missing. So Mia is forced to risk the role of a lifetime to try to uncover the truth about Emily, a gamble that will force her to question her own sanity

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