The Hollywood Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal

In the summer of 1943, Maggie Hope travels to Los Angeles. Her ex-boyfriend, John, has asked her to look into the death of his fiance, Gloria. John believes that Gloria was possibly murdered by her soon-to-be ex-husband, Titus. Maggie finds herself immersed in sunny California life--meeting celebrities and enjoying food you cannot get in wartime London. However, there exists an undercurrent of racial unrest in the city, including the threat of violence from the Ku Klux Klan. Will Maggie be able to uncover what really happened to Gloria? The Hollywood Spy is the latest book in the long-running Maggie Hope series and is a fascinating look at what life was like during the war in Los Angeles.