Book Review: ‘Do Tell: A Novel’ By Lindsay Lynch

Edie O’Dare is an actress during the golden days of Hollywood, when most stars were under contract. Her contract expires in three months, and won’t be renewed. She never had much of a career, and now she finds gossip, and leaks it to the papers. At a party, she meets 16-year-old rising starlet Sophie Melrose, who confesses she was raped by one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, Freddy Clarke. Edie takes this information, and for a fee, she gets it published in the papers, getting her story out, and he faces a trial. Edie decides to become a gossip columnist, and gets a job with the Los Angeles Times, where she can use her contacts to write about the rich and famous. Soon people do not like what Edie is doing, and it puts a strain on the friendships, and relationships she has made, and now her future is up in the air. This is a great debut novel from author Lynch, looking at what life was like back then, no social media, or cell phones to document almost everything. The writing is crisp, and is fun to follow along with.

You can pick up Do Tell in stores on Tuesday, July 11th from Doubleday.