Everybody Smokes in Hell - Rilegato

Ridley, John

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0375401431 ISBN 13: 9780375401435

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1999

Riassunto

Paris Scott, a hapless young loser trying unsuccessfully to make it in Hollywood, finds his life descending into complete mayhem when the last master tape of a rock star who recently committed suicide and a fortune in stolen drugs fall into his hands. 75,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull'autore

John Ridley began his career as a stand-up comedian in New York before becoming a writer for television, including such hits as <i>Martin</i> and <i>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</i>, and for film, working with directors Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone. Ridley's directorial debut, <i>Cold Around the Heart</i>, won a Best Director award at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York. His previous novel, <b>Love Is a Racket</b>, was named one of the Ten Best Books of 1998 by the <i>Los Angeles Times.</i> He lives on the West Coast somewhere.

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-- author of <i>Stray Dogs</i> and <i>Love Is a Racket</i> -- is back with a scathingly funny, outrageous new novel that chronicles the mayhem unleashed by the misadventures of one hapless young man trying to make it in Hollywood.<br><br>Paris Scott can't make anything work out. A failed Hollywood screenwriter, he works nights at a convenience store, and drives a '74 Gremlin. And he was just dumped by his best girl. But when the last master tape of a freshly-suicided rock star and a small fortune's worth of stolen drugs fall into his lap, he seems to have stumbled on the key to his dreams.<br><br>It might as well be a neutron bomb.<br><br>Although the people who want the dope get themselves dangerously confused with the people who want the tape, it's clear to everyone that Paris is the target. And how does a guy who's wanted dead stay alive? "Get out of town, get some money, then get more out of town." Paris puts his Gremlin in gear and the resulting chase and c

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0375401431
• ISBN 13: 9780375401435
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 235
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile