The Strange Disappearance of Kitty Fox

From best-selling author Lisa Hall, winner of the CWA Whodunnit Dagger 2025

A missing starlet.

An unsolved mystery.

Can Lily save Hollywood's next big movie star?

Lily Jones is thrilled to find herself in the 1950s. She misses her 21st century life but has a blossoming romance with her musician friend Louis and her dream job working on a movie set.

The lead actress Kitty Fox is a rising star, yet Lily recalls that after this movie she goes missing, her disappearance an unsolved mystery that barely makes a ripple in Hollywood history.

But as Lily begins to understand the brutal studio system of Hollywood in the 1950s she wonders if there might be something sinister at play behind Kitty's vanishing.

Whatever happened to Kitty Fox? Can Lily save her and change the course of history?

An unforgettable, twisty time-hop mystery perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and movie-lovers everywhere.

Readers can't get enough of The Strange Disappearance of Kitty Fox:

'As twisty and glamorous as the lemon peel in a martini... pacy, page-turning...will keep you guessing to the very final reel.' Joanna Dodd

'This mashup of mystery, time-bending fantasy, and a touch of classic noir will keep readers up all night dying to find out whodunnit. This mightjust be your next favourite book.' Elena Taylor

'Wow another great book from Lisa Hallhard to put down.' Reader Review

'So exciting and suspenseful. I really hope there's more in this series.' Reader Review

'There is history, heart, mystery and friendships in these books. Loved it.' Reader Review

'A proper whodunnit I can't honestly tell you how much I enjoy these books. Farewell for now Lily and 1950's LA hurry back!' Reader Review

'A brilliant plot where the character can travel back in time to solve crimes.' Reader Review

Praise for the Hotel Hollywood series:

'A fabulous, sweepingly glamorous book I was completely caught up in 50s Vegas and the mobsters, movie stars and murder that kept me turning the pages until the small hours.' Amanda Lees

'Brimming with wonderful characters, cracking dialogue, exquisite description and an intriguing mystery that kept me guessing all the way quite simply a joy.' A.A. Chaudhuri

'Crime, glamour and love - Lisa Hall's latest time-slip novel is an absolute joy' Annabel Kantaria

'Full of Las Vegas glamour, thrills, nostalgia and vivid characters. I loved it!' Louise Swanson

'Fresh, fun and full of suspense. Crime-solving, time-hopping Lily Jones is a brilliant character and 1950s Vegas, in all its glamour and seediness, springs to life through her eyes.' Joanna Dodd

'Put Las Vegas mobsters, a couple of showgirls, and a sexy musician into a shaker, pour that into a martini glass and add a plot twist. Lily Jones is back in her latest time-hopping mystery guaranteed to knock your bobby socks off.' Elena Hartwell

'A brilliant timeslip novel...the setting is beautifully imagined and compelling a page turner and a joy to read.' Reader Review

'Oh my days I love the glamour and glitz of the bygone era...so it is great that the author is recreating it and giving it more intrigue with an absolutely cracking case.' Reader Review

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