Babylon Nights - Couverture rigide

Depp, Daniel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1439101469 ISBN 13 : 9781439101469

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Depp Daniel

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A second helping of teeth-gritting, bone-crunching action in the City of Angels and beyond, from screenwriter and budding crime novelist Depp (Loser’s Town, 2009).
The sweet spot in this sophomore effort is the author’s effortless handling of his main character, laconic L.A. private eye David Spandau, who in a heartbeat can go from Parker-esque banter (“A dry sense of humor and exquisite table manners are a boon in my profession”) to ice-cold cynicism (“Americans were so sure you could fix anything. But some things couldn’t be fixed. Sometimes things just limped around broken”). This go-round is another hell of a stab at Hollywood’s foibles and follies, as the former stuntman agrees to take on the case of a suicidal diva, Anna Mayhew, who’s being threatened by a stalker named Vincent Perec, a hairdresser with a murderous thing for the famous actress. This is a plot we’ve seen in a dozen bad B-movies, but then Depp does the noble thing and turns the story on its head. After murdering his own mother, Perec steals 100K worth of mob money from Special, a pimp with a thing for classical opera and the moral gravity of a rattlesnake. Now, we could have spent the rest of the book watching these three vipers chase each other around Hollywood, but Depp takes us all the way to Cannes, where things really soar. Daniel gets into a fistfight with a filmmaker and Special does his smooth criminal act with the eurotrash girls, while Vincent plans revenge straight out of a James Bond movie. “Here we get to see the rich, the beautiful, the famous, the crude, the stupid, the greedy, the needy, and often just the plain seedy,” Depp writes. “It’s as good, really, as anything Fellini ever filmed."Kirkus
‘As the action shifts to the Cannes Film Festival, Depp shows he’s as capable of working on location as he is at introducing surprising plot twists.  By the end, Daniel Depp delivers the unsettling notion that although unspeakably malevolent, the stalker has a strikingly positive effect on all those he comes in contact with’ Book of the Week, Mirror 6/8
‘Babylon Nights is exhilarating, darkly skewed entertainment’
Independent 7/9

Quatrième de couverture

How do you keep alive a woman who'd rather be dead?
Detective David Spandau is enlisted to protect Anna Mayhew, Oscar-winning actress and the victim of an increasingly unhinged stalker. Trouble is, Anna is on the verge of suicide - and thinks the stalker might hold the answer to her prayers.
Fifteen years ago Anna Mayhew had the world at her feet and the pick of leading roles. Now, pushing forty, the parts are drying up and her beauty is fading.
When the attentions of a crazed fan called Vincent come to light she sees the ultimate opportunity to hit the headlines one last time. What better way for a star to exit the stage?
But Spandau has other ideas. Accompanying Anna to Cannes, he must contend with a woman on the brink as well as a killer intent on a bloody consummation of his obsession.
For fans of Harlan Coben and Michael Connolly comes a dark and deadly look at life in the limelight.
Praise for Loser's Town:
'A stunner. This one is a diamond. I loved every page' Mark Timlin, Independent on Sunday
'A brilliant debut thriller ... Four stars' Daily Mirror
'Wickedly funny, hugely entertaining' The Scotsman
'Cynical, sexy, funny and suspenseful' New York Daily News

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1439101469
• ISBN 13: 9781439101469
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 316
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible