The Studio Kill
by Charles Fleming
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Pub Date May 15 2014 | Archive Date Nov 05 2014
Asahina & Wallace | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
Description
Want to take a trip back to the 1940s, when Tinseltown was glamorous, decadent, sexy, and violent? Then don't miss The Studio Kill, Charles Fleming's great new noir novel about John McClellan, head of security for Continental Pictures. An ex-cop for the LAPD, he spends his days and nights hushing up the sexual peccadilloes of actors and studio honchos, not to mention their rampant use of drugs and booze. Now our hero has his hands full with a Red-baiting Congressman who wants to bring the studio down, the murder of a famous director's wife, a columnist who will do anything for his next big story, and a sexy girl screenwriter who might be the love of his life—or the death of him. Beautifully written with all the period details dead-on, dialogue so breezy it'll make your hair stand on end, and a twisty, dangerous plot that keeps you guessing, The Studio Kill follows in the great tradition of Chandler and Hammett. Nobody does Hollywood hard-boiled like Charles Fleming.
A Note From the Publisher
Also available in ebook format, 978-1-940412-09-2.
Advance Praise
Acclaim for The Studio Kill
“1947: movie studios, murder, gangsters, Red-baiters, Commies, tough guys, starlets, rivers of alcohol, rivers of blood . . . Charles Fleming puts the hammer down for the whole ride. As you read the book, you see the movie. Who doesn’t like this stuff? Kudos.”—Walter Hill, writer and director
"Mix a dry martini, crank up the Harry James Orchestra, and relax into the mink stole embrace of 1940s Hollywood in this stylish noir whodunit by veteran Hollywood insider Charles Fleming.”—Denise Hamilton, editor of the Edgar-winning anthology Los Angeles Noir and author of Damage Control.
“Fleming takes the reader on a hard-boiled tour of Hollywood during the golden age of the silver screen, revealing the dark underbelly of power and the meat grinder of celebrity. Reading The Studio Kill is like being on the set of a classic film noir.”—Mark Haskell Smith, author of Raw: A Love Story
“The Studio Kill is better than your favorite black-and-white movie. Grab a bowl of popcorn and start reading, you won’t be able to stop.”—Diana Wagman, author of The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781940412085 |
| PRICE | $16.00 (USD) |
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