In A Backroom Murder, readers are transported back to the Hollywood of the early 1960s. Author Irene Mattei sets the stage with a nostalgic atmosphere, signaling the transition from Old Hollywood's big-star glamour to the modern era. While the television industry is quickly building its dominance over the movie biz, tech companies are also experiencing a boom-particularly West Electronics. But something strange is afoot at the thriving company, and it's more than the typical office tedium.

Mattei introduces us to a wide cast of characters working at West, which is bursting at...