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Goodbye, Mr Hollywood

I read Goodbye, Mr Hollywood written by John Escott. This is mystery book. The main character, Nick, writes for travel magazines. He visited a village in Canada, and he met mystery girl there.

When he was sitting outside a café, one woman came and sat next to him. She and he enjoyed talking, and she asked him to call him Mr. Hollywood. He said “OK”. He called her mystery girl. Just then, a man with white hair came into the café and sat at a table near them. The girl looked at the man, then looked away again. Nick asked her “Do you know him?”, but she said “No”. Suddenly, she said “I must go now.” and took Nick’s face between her hands and kissed him. “Drive carefully, Mr. Hollywood. Goodbye,” she said and hurried away. He didn’t understand why she kissed him.

He left the café, and the man with white hair followed him. Nick didn’t notice, but he had dangerous happening after meeting the mystery girl. One day, he found the man with white hair and remembered the place where the mystery girl went. He visited there and met her again. He told about the man following him. The man was sitting near them, and then he had a gun and pointed at Nick. The shot went over his head. After that, the shot man went to the polis station, and Nick and the mystery girl also did. And then, Nick learned the answers to the questions. Why did she call Nick “Mr. Hollywood”? Why kissed him when she left? Who is the man with white hair at the next table? Why did the man shoot?

I’d like to read and find out the answers.