Tinseltown Riff
by Shelly Frome
Trade Paper: 5" x 8", x+264pp.
ISBN: 978-1-59663-559-3, 1-59663-559-2 $13.95 UK: £8.99
 

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RELEASE DATE April 30, 2008

About the Author: Shelly Frome is a professor of dramatic arts emeritus, a former professional actor, a writer of mystery novels and articles and books on theatre and film. He also writes profiles of leading figures in the arts for a regional magazine covering the Berkshires, Hudson Valley and the Litchfield Hills.
 

<i>TINSELTOWN RIFF</i> is available at The Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington Depot, Connecticut

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Tinseltown Riff is a twisty tale of quirky characters in a dangerous world of shadows and subterfuge, that company town called Los Angeles. Shelly Frome opens the door on a fascinating and all-too-real scene of hustle and hope. One lovely riff."
                                                        —Donald Westlake, "Edgar" winning author of The Dortmunder
                                                                                                              and Parker mysteries.

"Tinseltown Riff is a kick—a funny, well-told, tale about the world’s most insane business."
                                                        —Peter Lefcourt, author of The Manhattan Beach Project:

 "Shelly Frome’s Tinseltown Riff takes us on a ride along the Hollywood fringe that is equal parts gritty intrigue and social comedy. In a subculture where get-rich-quick screenwriting workshops are a con and even the Santa Ana Winds can be an illusion, Frome’s characters are heartbreakingly real. Under this pulp fiction lurks an unsettling yet compelling truth about the Dream Factory and its high-risk allure."
                                                                      —John Fusco, Screenwriter of Young Guns, Thunderheart,
                                                                                                   Hidalgo, etc, etc., Author of Paradise Salvage.