Loser's Town - Couverture rigide

Depp, Daniel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1439101434 ISBN 13 : 9781439101438

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Depp demonstrates a wicked behind-the-scenes awareness of Hollywood's inherent absurdity ... He also turns the rare trick of creating supporting characters as charismatic as his lead ... A sharp-tongued debut' Kirkus
'A funny and readable tour through the sleazy underbelly of Hollywood ... Los Angeles is as much of a character as the chancers and schemers in Loser's Town' Graeme Neill, Bookseller
'Depp's cynicism, along with his mordant wit and insider's knowledge of the industry, gives the story real bite' TheLondonPaper 17/3
'Johnny Depp is bursting with pride now that his half-brother is keeping the family name in the spotlight by becoming a successful author. Daniel Depp's first book, crime thriller Loser's Town, has just been published in America to great acclaim. The 55-year-old has struck a deal to write two follow-up novels and his movie-star sibling couldn't be more thrilled. Johnny, 45, said: "To say that I am proud is a huge understatement. I've been well aware of your brother's great talent for the majority of my life and that he and his work are finally being recognised is, of course, spectacular but not all that surprising." Dairy, Daily Express 7/3
'[Depp's] first novel, Loser's Town, a detective crime thriller in the vein of James Ellroy, has just been published. An insider's view of the grimy side of Hollywood, the novel prompted a bidding war and foreign rights have already been sold I Canada, Hungary and France, Kirkus Review has called it "a sharp-tongued debut", paying tribute to Depp's "wicked behind-the-scenes awareness of Hollywood's inherent absurdity"' Observer 22/3
'Not one to be outshone by his ludicrously cool half-brother, Johnny. Daniel Depp has opened his celebrity account with this enjoyable debut novel. The story follows gumshoe David Spandau as he tries to uncover why a B-list mobster is threatening to kill an A-list star. Think Get Shorty with a lot more drugs and a lot less Danny DeVito' Shortlist 26/3
'Wickedly funny, hugely entertaining...A fast-paced caper set amid the bright lights of the big city of Angels, it's sure to appeal to fans of Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard and James Ellroy. Brimming with seamy details that speak to insider knowledge, it'll leave you laughing and puzzling over which industry is more unsavoury, organised crime or movie-making' Scotsman 25/3
'David Spandau is a stuntman-turned-private detective hired to protect actor Bobby Dye after a death threat. A nightclub owner-cum-would-be producer is blackmailing Dye to force him into doing a new movie. Spandau unravels the plot while babysitting the obnoxious Dye, surrounded by a cast of Hollywood fantasists that includes two incompetent hitmen and the club owner's manageress. They may sound like clichés but Daniel Deep - Johnny's older half-brother - has been close enough to the action to lend it all the ring of authenticity. It's fun trying to guess who the real people might be behind this insider novel. Spandau walks in the same gym-shoes as Philip Marlowe: a hard-bitten man who has seen it all yet somehow protects a heart of gold for when it's most needed' Metro 25/3
'A stunner! The debut novel of Daniel (half-brother of Johnny) Depp ploughs deep into the sleazy world of Hollywood movie-makers, of which he has real experience, and it shows. Featuring David Spandau, a stuntman turned PI who only takes cases he wants to, and would rather be working as a rodeo rider. Bobby Dye, superstar acting talent is getting death threat, or is he? What's certain is that he's mixing with folks from the wrong side of town. This one is a diamond. I loved every page' Independent on Sunday 12/4

Quatrième de couverture :

Summoned to the luxury trailer of a Hollywood star who's receiving death threats, former stuntman-turned-private investigator David Spandau assumes this will be another routine case. After all, which star doesn't receive death threats?
It turns out to be anything but. A-list actor Bobby Dye has become ensnared in the net of B-list gangster Richie Stella, who just wants to make a movie - and you can't make a movie without a star. But, as Richie and his cohorts are about to find out, the movie business makes the cocaine and heroin racket look like child's play.
Meanwhile, Spandau finds himself drawn ever deeper into the crazy world of Bobby Dye, one of the handsomest, most idolized men on the planet - and one of the loneliest. All Bobby wants is someone to talk honestly to him - but can he handle the frank and open truth?
Introducing laconic private eye David Spandau, Daniel Depp's darkly comic debut thriller peels back the glitter to provide a fascinating insight into the seamier side of Tinseltown.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1439101434
• ISBN 13: 9781439101438
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 290