Hollywood and Crime: Original Crime Stories Set During the History of Hollywood - Hardcover

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9781933648286: Hollywood and Crime: Original Crime Stories Set During the History of Hollywood

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ISBN 10: 1933648287 ISBN 13: 9781933648286

Publisher: Pegasus Books, 2007

"Randisi knows the secret. That's why he's one of the best."-Michael Connelly

"Randisi keeps getting better."-Lawrence Block

Anything can happen at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, as today's finest authors of mystery fiction-including Michael Connelly, Lee Goldberg, Max Allan Collins, and Stuart Kaminsky-present fifteen original Hollywood crime stories.

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About the Author:

Robert J. Randisi, author of more than a dozen mystery novels, is also the editor of more than twenty-five anthologies, including Deadly Allies (Bantam); Lethal Ladies (Berkley); and First Cases (Signet). He is the founder of the Private Eye Writers of America, the creator of the Shamus Award, and co-founder of Mystery Scene Magazine. He lives in Missouri.

From Booklist:

As veteran crime writer Randisi notes in his introduction, when some people think of Hollywood, they think fame, glamour, and Disneyland. Others think of the Black Dahlia, O. J., and Fatty Arbuckle--the dark side of the Tinseltown dream. Among the authors represented in this collection of original short stories with a Hollywood theme are marquee names Michael Connelly, Max Allan Collins, Bill Pronzini, and Stuart Kaminsky. Among the best of the 14 selections are Collins' "Murderlized," featuring Moe Howard of Three Stooges fame investigating the death of his mentor, and Connelly's "Suicide Run," in which Harry Bosch extracts justice for a series of murdered starlets. Veteran television screenwriter Lee Goldberg has some fun with a small screen legend in "Jack Webb's Star," and Dick Lochte brings back private investigator Leo Bloodworth--still listening to Dinah Shore but on an MP3 player--in a mystery that ends with a devilish poke at the quality of modern screenwriting. This consistently high-quality collection offers readers a nice mix of big names and lesser-knowns who deserve larger audiences. Wes Lukowsky
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