{"product_id":"2940170069965","title":"Hollywood Nocturnes","description":"A novella and five short stories from one of the most hard-boiled writers in American crime fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobody 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaddy-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes\u003cli\u003e¿Dick Contino¿s Blues¿\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿High Darktown¿\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿Dial Axminster 6-400¿\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿Since I Don¿t Have You¿\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿Gravy Train¿\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿Torch Number¿\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115057889520,"sku":"2940170069965","price":18.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170069965_p0.jpg?v=1763701136","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170069965","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}