Snowball (James Reed)

"Crammed full of sex, drugs and Hollywood. This book is a bright evocation of La-La-Land. Welcome Mr. Reed. Come back soon." Hartford Courant
James Reed is an ex-Scotland Yard detective who became the bodyguard, then lover, then husband, then ex-husband of Hollywood superstar Katherine Long. Now he's a self-styled beach bum, living in the Malibu beachhouse he got in the divorce settlement, and making a half-assed effort at screenwriting. But then Katherine comes back into his life -- her rebellious, spoiled daughter Caroline is mired in the Hollywood celebrity drug scene. Katherine thinks James is the only one who can get his former step-daughter out before it beomes a scandal...or worse. The problem is, Caroline doesn't want out, and his troubles snowball as James becomes an unwilling player in a $2 million scheme involving stolen drugs, high-powered studio execs, and ruthless mob killers.
"Smooth, sharp, believeable, well-written." New York Times
"Sangster writes hardboiled prose that packs a good story and introduces a hero worth seeing again." Library Journal
"Adept plotting and achingly human characters." Booklist

Jimmy Sangster was an acclaimed screenwriter (Curse of Frankenstein, Deadlier Than the Male, The Legacy, etc), director (Lust for a Vampire, Banacek, etc ) TV writer (Wonder Woman, Cannon, BJ and The Bear, Kolchak etc) and novelist. His many books include Touchfeather, Snowball, The Spy Killer, and Fireball, which was recently discovered among his papers.