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Lädt ... The Studio Killvon Charles Fleming
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It's 1947 in Los Angeles. Mickey Cohen's men are taking over Bugsy Siegel's rackets. A Red-baiting congressman is in town looking for Commies in the movie biz. And John McClellan, former LAPD cop turned head of security for Continental Pictures, has his hands full?with a murdered mogul, the faked suicide of a former flame, a gossip columnist with a nose for studio dirt, and the promise of something like love with a beautiful young screenwriter. Nobody does Hollywood hard-boiled like Charles Fleming. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I gave this book about Hollywood in the late 1940's four stars. There was something wrong with the kindle formatting & it made it difficult at times to read. However, the writing is stellar along with all the star's names which were freely dropped.
It's about the underbelly of the movie industry & all the greed & abuse that went with it.
McClellan is an ex-cop who is now a 'fixer' for Continental pictures. He does it all, whether he agrees with the policy or not. Wolfberg who runs Continental has the annoying signature phrase of "Yes, or no?" which was overworked & annoying, although perhaps that was the intention. I suspect it was a valid characterization.
The characters are well drawn, the dialogue snappy & the murder mystery intriguing. I highly recommend this book.
Here is a song that is mentioned a few times in the book that helps set the time frame. https://youtu.be/IiSrKbj_pHQ (