A young man comes to terms with his life in the process and aftermath of making his first film, in particular with his relationships with family, friends, lovers, and adversaries.
Double Feature (A Travesty; Ordo)
β Scribed by Donald E. Westlake
- Publisher
- Titan;Hard Case Crime
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Edition
- First Hard Case Crime edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1785657216
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β¦ Synopsis
THE MOVIE STAR AND THE MOVIE CRITIC β HOW FAR WOULD THEY GO TO KEEP THEIR SECRETS BURIED? DOUBLE FEATURE Contains two CLASSIC Donald E. Westlake novellas, A Travesty and Ordo.
WHAT'S HIDDEN BEHIND THE SILVER SCREEN?
In New York City, a movie critic has just murdered his girlfriend - well, one of his girlfriends (not to be confused with his wife). Will the unlikely crime-solving partnership he forms with the investigating police detective keep him from the film noir ending he deserves?
On the opposite coast, movie star Dawn Devayne - the hottest It Girl in Hollywood - gets a visit from a Navy sailor who says he knew her when she was just ordinary Estelle Anlic of San Diego. Now she's a big star who's put her past behind her. But secrets have a way of not staying buried...
These two short novels, one hilarious and one heartbreaking, are two of the best works Westlake ever wrote. And fittingly,...
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