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City of Whores
Mark B. Perry, author
Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Market)
New Year's Eve, 1951. Hollywood, California. As Tinseltown rings in the twilight of its Golden Age, a young man arrives from Texas hell-bent on exploiting his brooding good-looks in exchange for a shot at stardom--only to become dangerously entangled in the lives of one of the most powerful couples in show business. As his dream devolves into a lurid nightmare, he must choose between fortune and fame or sanity and survival.
Reviews
Ann Lewis Hamilton, author of Expecting
"A delicious debut novel. Perry weaves his small town hero Dexter Gaines through 1950s Hollywood, featuring guest appearances by Tallulah Bankhead, Rock Hudson, Judy Garland, and many others. Sexy, dishy, and filled with duplicity, sometimes Hollywood endings don't turn out exactly the way you'd expect. Pour yourself a champagne cocktail and enjoy."
Foreword Reviews (September 1, 2014 Issue)
"...a more complex story that both satisfies and subverts the reader's expectations...displays an excellent sense of plot and pacing...The historical settings sparkle..." - Foreword Reviews (to be published September 1, 2014)
Kirkus Reviews (Featured Indie Review, May 15 Issue)
"...subtly powerful...a Truman Capote-like piece...deeply affecting and tinged with pathos..." - Kirkus Reviews
