| Author: | James Ellroy | ISBN: | 9781453229163 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road | Publication: | August 30, 2011 |
| Imprint: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Ellroy |
| ISBN: | 9781453229163 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road |
| Publication: | August 30, 2011 |
| Imprint: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road |
| Language: | English |
A novella and five short stories from one of the most hard-boiled writers in American crime fiction
Nobody plays accordion like Dick Contino. His skilled fingers can find beauty in even the schmaltziest borscht belt favorites, and with his matinee-idol looks he could be a real star. Right now, though, he’s slumming it as the headliner in a Grade Z teenybopper picture called Daddy-O. He’s too good for this movie, and finishing it is going to take him to a very dark place.
Daddy-O and Dick Contino are both real, their stories dredged out of the past by James Ellroy, a master of historical crime fiction. In Dick Contino’s Blues he takes us to B-List Hollywood in 1957—a time when movies were cheerful and dirty secrets lurked just off camera. Included along with the novella are five short stories, all in the author’s inimitable tough-bitten style.
A novella and five short stories from one of the most hard-boiled writers in American crime fiction
Nobody plays accordion like Dick Contino. His skilled fingers can find beauty in even the schmaltziest borscht belt favorites, and with his matinee-idol looks he could be a real star. Right now, though, he’s slumming it as the headliner in a Grade Z teenybopper picture called Daddy-O. He’s too good for this movie, and finishing it is going to take him to a very dark place.
Daddy-O and Dick Contino are both real, their stories dredged out of the past by James Ellroy, a master of historical crime fiction. In Dick Contino’s Blues he takes us to B-List Hollywood in 1957—a time when movies were cheerful and dirty secrets lurked just off camera. Included along with the novella are five short stories, all in the author’s inimitable tough-bitten style.
