Errors and Omissions: A Novel - Hardcover

Goldstein, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385517173 ISBN 13: 9780385517171

Publisher: Doubleday, 2006

Synopsis

Meet Michael Seeley, defender of artists’ rights, take-no-prisoners intellectual property litigator—and a man on the brink of personal and career collapse. So when United Pictures virtually demands that he fly out to Hollywood to confirm legally that they own the rights to their corporate cash-cow franchise of Spykiller films, he has little choice but to comply.

What Michael Seeley discovers in these gilded precincts will plunge him headfirst into the tangle of politics of the blacklisting era and then into the even darker world of Nazi-occupied Poland. He’ll encounter Mayer Bermann, the steely Polish émigré who founded United Pictures—and who may lose control of it to a ruthless conglomerate; Bert Cobb, the putative author of the original Spykiller screenplay; Harry Devlin, the flamboyant defender of Hollywood writers who has his own secrets; and Julia Walsh, an alluring young USC film scholar whose research may hold the key to the mystery of Spykiller's true authorship. As the pressure mounts for Seeley to confirm United Pictures’s ownership of the franchise, Seeley must face down his own demons and finally travel to Munich to confront the reclusive novelist Max Kanarek, who fled Hollywood decades before and whose boyhood link to Mayer Bermann is the tantalizing missing piece of the puzzle.

In Errors and Omissions, Paul Goldstein has crafted a masterful novel of legal and moral suspense that draws on historical fact and legal scholarship for its unmistakable authenticity. A worldly thriller for grown-ups, it introduces an exciting new talent.

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"It's difficult to convey the mounting excitement with which I turned the pages. . . . the writing Ŭis¨ masterful, not one wasted word. . . . A terrific read."
--Sue Grafton
"ŬS¨pins out a fresh, sharp-witted drama about Hollywood's blacklist. . . . Goldstein, who does a fine job of breaking down complicated moral, ethical and historical issues to understandable nuggets, has laid the foundation for what could be a strong franchise."
--"Publishers Weekly
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" It' s difficult to convey the mounting excitement with which I turned the pages. . . . the writing [is] masterful, not one wasted word. . . . A terrific read."
-- Sue Grafton
" [S]pins out a fresh, sharp-witted drama about Hollywood' s blacklist. . . . Goldstein, who does a fine job of breaking down complicated moral, ethical and historical issues to understandable nuggets, has laid the foundation for what could be a strong franchise."
-- "Publishers Weekly
"

" A compelling yarn and a fascinating glimpse at one of the more notorious chapters in Hollywood history."
-- "The San Francisco Chronicle"
" It' s difficult to convey the mounting excitement with which I turned the pages. . . . the writing [is] masterful, not one wasted word. . . . A terrific read."
-- Sue Grafton
" Memorable [and] pleasurable. . . . Goldstein displays the keen eye and sure hand of a gifted writer."
-- "The Wall Street Journal"
" Compares favorably with the best legal thrillers of the likes of John Grisham. . . . ["Errors and Omissions"] qualifies Goldstein for a high position among recent crime fiction."
-- "Political Affairs"

"A compelling yarn and a fascinating glimpse at one of the more notorious chapters in Hollywood history."--"The San Francisco Chronicle" "It's difficult to convey the mounting excitement with which I turned the pages. . . . the writing [is] masterful, not one wasted word. . . . A terrific read." --Sue Grafton"Memorable [and] pleasurable. . . . Goldstein displays the keen eye and sure hand of a gifted writer."--"The Wall Street Journal""Compares favorably with the best legal thrillers of the likes of John Grisham. . . . ["Errors and Omissions"] qualifies Goldstein for a high position among recent crime fiction."--"Political Affairs "

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0385517173
• ISBN 13: 9780385517171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288