Love Is A Racket - Softcover

Ridley, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553812114 ISBN 13: 9780553812114

Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), 1999

Synopsis

Everything's a racket for Jeffty Kittridge, ex-wannabe scriptwriter living on the skids in Hollywood- the two-bit cons he pulls for spending money, the way he convinces himself he's not drinking, his attempts to persuade the local shark that he'll pay off his 15K debt. But he's not very good at it. He's seen jail twice; those early-morning shakes he's just felt may be the first instalment of the DTs; and he's recently received a payment-due reminder of broken thumbs. In fact, Jeffty is a big-time loser - and getting bigger all the time. r so it seems until he stumbles on a street-hardened, exquisitely beautiful but homeless young woman who inspires love - and the idea for the perfect con. It's Jeffty's chance to hit it big, to be set up for life in a new world with his new love...except - as the story speeds him towards what he imagines will be a moment of blissed-out consummation - he's actually on his way to discovering that love can be the biggest racket of them all...

About this title

About the Author

John Ridley is the author of Stray Dogs (filmed by Oliver Stone), Love Is a Racket and Everybody Smokes in Hell. He has written for both film and television. His directorial debut, Cold Around the Heart, won a best director award at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York. He lives in Los Angeles.

From the Back Cover

Everything's a racket for Jeffty Kittridge, ex-wannabe scriptwriter living on the skids in LA: the two-bit cons he pulls to try and make ends meet, the way he convinces himself he's not drinking, how he tries to persuade the local shark that he can pay back that 15K. Trouble is he's not very good at it: he's seen jail twice, he's got the early morning DTs and he's just received a payment-due reminder of broken fingers. In fact Jeffty is what some might call a big-time loser, and he's getting bigger all the time.

But then he stumbles across Mona, the street-smart homeless girl whose exquisite looks inspire lust, love - and the ultimate scam. Mona is Jeffty's dream come true, his one-way ticket out of there, his future. Could Lady Luck have dealt him a decent hand at last?

If only. For as Jeffty is propelled towards what he believes will be a redemptive moment of blissed-out consummation, he's about to discover that love can be the biggest racket of them all.

Furiously paced, caustically funny and possessing the ultimate twist, Love is a Racket is the dazzling new noir novel from one of Hollywood's hottest talents.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553812114
• ISBN 13: 9780553812114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432