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Hollywood Nocturnes
Hollywood Nocturnes
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A novella and five short stories from one of the most hard-boiled writers in American crime fiction.
Nobody plays accordion like Dick Contino. His skilled fingers can find beauty in even the schmaltziest borscht belt favorites, and with his matinee-idol looks he could be a real star. Right now, though, he¿s slumming it as the headliner in a Grade Z teenybopper picture called Daddy-O. He¿s too good for this movie, and finishing it is going to take him to a very dark place.
Daddy-O and Dick Contino are both real, their stories dredged out of the past by James Ellroy, a master of historical crime fiction. In Dick Contino¿s Blues he takes us to B-List Hollywood in 1957-a time when movies were cheerful and dirty secrets lurked just off camera. Included along with the novella are five short stories, all in the author¿s inimitable tough-bitten style.
Includes¿Dick Contino¿s Blues¿ ¿High Darktown¿ ¿Dial Axminster 6-400¿ ¿Since I Don¿t Have You¿ ¿Gravy Train¿ ¿Torch Number¿
Nobody plays accordion like Dick Contino. His skilled fingers can find beauty in even the schmaltziest borscht belt favorites, and with his matinee-idol looks he could be a real star. Right now, though, he¿s slumming it as the headliner in a Grade Z teenybopper picture called Daddy-O. He¿s too good for this movie, and finishing it is going to take him to a very dark place.
Daddy-O and Dick Contino are both real, their stories dredged out of the past by James Ellroy, a master of historical crime fiction. In Dick Contino¿s Blues he takes us to B-List Hollywood in 1957-a time when movies were cheerful and dirty secrets lurked just off camera. Included along with the novella are five short stories, all in the author¿s inimitable tough-bitten style.
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