SynopsisHollywood, the City of Dreams. Jack had come here with one ambition: to become famous, a star - in exactly what way, he didn't care. In his second novel, Matthew Stokoe proves himself a worthy heir to the great tradition of California noir. Brutal and unflinching in its depiction of violence and sex, his book is like an unholy hybrid of Raymond Chandler's best work and Brett Ellis's American Psycho., Hollywood, the City of Dreams. Jack had come here,with one ambition: to become famous, a star -,in exactly what way, he didn't care. In his second,novel, Matthew Stokoe proves himself a worthy heir,to the great tradition of California noir. Brutal,and unflinching in its depiction of violence and,sex, his book is like an unholy hybrid of Raymond,Chandler's best work and Brett Ellis's American,Psycho., "Stokoe proves himself a worthy heir to the great tradition of California noir. Brutal and unflinching in its depiction of violence and sex, his book is like an unholy hybrid of Raymond Chandler's best work and Brett Easton Ellis's American Psycho."-Henry Flesh, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Massage Hollywood, the City of Dreams. Jack had come here with one ambition: to become a star, by any means. He wanted to be like the people in the tabloids: Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Tom and Nicole. Instead, he entered a world seedier than anything he could have imagined, full of drugs and crime, whores, snuff shows, incest, deceit-and despair. Matthew Stokoe was born in England and is currently living in the Southern Hemisphere.
LC Classification NumberPR6069