Britney
Andrea is a writer who no one reads. Her second novel bombed. She never saw anyone reading it. That is until 2008.
Skylarking2015 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2015 / Starlee Kine / Mystery Show, USA
Andrea is a writer who no one reads. Her second novel bombed. She never saw anyone reading it. That is until 2008.
That year, she came across a photo of Britney Spears out to dinner, carrying Andrea's book. How could this possibly have happened? She assigns the case to Starlee who goes on a quest to get an answer to the mystery.
Britney was produced by Starlee Kine, with co-producers Eric Mennel and Melinda Shopsin, and editor Eli Horowitz for Mystery Show .
This story won Skylarking in the 2015 TC/RHDF Competition.
Awards ceremony photo snapped by Bill Healy.
Starlee Kine has a full season of myteries solved on her Mystery Show podcast.
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Starlee Kine (@StarleeKine) produces and hosts Mystery Show for Gimlet Media.
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