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Synopsis
When Marcus Ripps inherits the escort service operated by his derelict brother, he has no idea what he's getting into. He's much too philosophical, honest, and hard-working to be a pimp, and yet before long, he's able to pay off his creditors, revitalize his marriage, get a new BMW, and give his son a bar mitzvah he'll never forget. The only question now is: can he keep this business going long enough to change his life? Or will the cops get to him first?
A wild, satiric, insightful, and hysterical romp, Shining City is an L.A. adventure that will keep you guessing to the very end.
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About the Author
Seth Greenland is the author of The Bones. An award-winning playwright, he has also written extensively for film and television.
Review
“Shining City is simply pedal-to-the-metal fun -- sassy and knowing and irreverent. It's much too much of all those things to be pigeonholed as "summer reading," but if you have room for only one entertainment this summer, let Shining City be it.” —Washington Post Book World
“The tone here ...recalls the more good-natured novels of Evelyn Waugh. Greenland slows us down sometimes and makes us think about a plot in which the twists keep coming. Readers will be seduced by the combination of narrative skill, speed and sharp-pointed wit.” —Los Angeles Times
“Rarely do novels that are so ruthlessly satiric have such a warm heart. Greenland achieves a deft balance between the preposterous and the plausible.” —Kirkus, starred review
“Uproarious... Greenland's novel is entertaining and intelligent, and packed with enough hooks (and hookers) to keep readers sucked in to the last page.” —Publishers Weekly
“Sweet, sparkling, gorgeous. Cruel. Greenland writes masterfully about the underbelly of Los Angeles. The funniest, most interesting writer about the world's weirdest city, Greenland shines brightly amongst his less-in-the-know peers.” —Joy Nicholson, author of The Road to Esmeralda and The Tribes of Palos Verdes
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- PublisherBloomsbury USA
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 159691632X
- ISBN 13 9781596916326
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2009
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ISBN 13: 9781596916326
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