Where the Truth Lies - Softcover

Holmes, Rupert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812972236 ISBN 13: 9780812972238

Publisher: Random House Trade, 2004

Synopsis

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

O'Connor, a vivacious, free-spirited young journalist known for her penetrating celebrity interviews, is bent on unearthing secrets long ago buried by the handsome showbiz team of singer Vince Collins and comic Lanny Morris. These two highly desirable men, once inseparable (and insatiable, where women were concerned), were driven apart by a bizarre and unexplained death in which one of them may have played the part of murderer. As the tart-tongued, eye-catching O'Connor ventures deeper into this unsolved mystery, she finds herself compromisingly coiled around both men, knowing more about them than they realize and less than she might like, but increasingly fearful that she now knows far too much.

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Review:

"Where the Truth Lies is a beguiling suspense novel. It's sexy and surprising, witty and intriguing. I was hooked from the very first page."
-CANDACE BUSHNELL, author of Sex in the City and Four Blondes

"A big, juicy book with pungent dialogue, vivid descriptions, [and] outsized characters . . . It's not surprise that when Holmes wrote a mystery it would prove so entertaining. . . . Where the Truth Lies is a labor of love. Every scrap of lawyerese or Mafia-speak, every tidbit of Hollywood lore, every scene of mental or physical intoxication, every tightening of suspense is beautifully rendered, polished to a sheen. Holmes seduces us."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Holmes, who has won honors galore for his inventive storytelling on Broadway, [delivers] a giddy fun-house ride through bygone eras."
--The New York Times Book Review

"[A] tour de force . . . Pulitzers . . . do not commonly go to mysteries. But for Holmes to win his third Edgar--for first mystery novel--that would not be out of the question."
--Chicago Sun-Times

"Delectable . . . a wonderfully witty first novel . . . It'll keep you tossing and turning pages all night long!"
--Newsweek

"Holmes is . . . one of those gifted people who seem able to do anything they want with the English language. So it's no surprise that [his] mystery . . . would prove so entertaining. Every tightening of the suspense . . . is beautifully rendered, polished to a sheen."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Engrossing from start to finish."
--Entertainment Weekly

"Giddily sordid, ridiculously pleasurable."
--The Onion

"Entertaining . . . Fictional characters collide with real showbiz people as Holmes deftly re-creates the smoky, seductive mood of the disco decade. His breezy, witty prose perfectly captures an era when style meant more than substance, airlines served gourmet in-flight meals, and charity telethons were the only reality shows on TV."
--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Highly recommended . . . Notable for its wit, snappy dialog, and uncanny sense of Hollywood glitz, backstage politics, and dirty deeds . . . [A] can't-miss novel."
--Library Journal (starred review)

"Deliciously entertaining . . . Holmes sustains intrigue until the denouement."
--New York Daily News

"Exceedingly clever . . . A slick, often sophisticated piece of popular fiction."
--The Washington Post

"A hilarious send-up of the entertainment industry."
--USA Today

"Days after you finish this book, you'll still feel the narrator's voice elbowing through your brain. Fully realized characters, ruthless commentary, and a beautifully dark sense of humor--all masquerading as a hyper-clever mystery. You won't look at the truth the same way again."
--BRAD MELTZER, author of The Millionaires

"[Holmes] is a gifted plotter . . . . The story line is refreshing."
--People

"Literate, witty, and atmospheric . . . What will probably knock [readers] out is the dead-on way Holmes captures the comedy team's speech cadences and sybaritic habits, making what is known of Martin and Lewis' wild celebrity ride a compelling backdrop for villainy."
--Booklist (boxed and starred review)

"A taut thriller . . . Swiftly paced . . .[Where the Truth Lies] builds in intensity and in plot development right to the final twists."
--Houston Chronicle

"Rupert Holmes seats you gently next to an irresistible narrator only to entangle you completely in her twisted, dark, exhilarating troubles. The ensuing thriller crosses a Dickensian world of deceit and destiny with the slipping glory of 1970s New York and Los Angeles. Every character is so alive with delicious secrets that you'll never suspect Where the Truth Lies."
--MATTHEW PEARL, author of The Dante Club

"Five pages into Rupert Holmes's Where the Truth Lies, I was intrigued. Twenty pages in, I was laughing. A hundred pages in, my wife told me to turn off the damned light already and come to bed. This is a book astonishing not only for its intricate plot and rich characters but for the ways in which it finds humor in the darkest of places."
--ERIC GARCIA, author of Anonymous Rex and Matchstick Men

"Splashy and amusing . . . [A] sickly funny showbiz romp with lots of great scenery."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Hugely entertaining . . . Witty, sexy and suspenseful . . . Holmes has a wonderful feeling for period detail. . . . A glittering ride."
--Publishers Weekly

"A sexy, intriguing story."
--Hartford Courant

"Rupert Holmes is a genius."
--JASON ALEXANDER

About the Author:

For his Broadway musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Rupert Holmes became the first person in theatrical history to solely receive Tony Awards for Best Book, Best Music, and Best Lyrics, while Drood itself won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The Mystery Writers of America gave Holmes their coveted Edgar Award for his Broadway comedy-thriller Accomplice, the second time he received their highest honor. He created and wrote all four seasons of the critically acclaimed Emmy Award-winning series Remember WENN, and most recently authored the Broadway hit Say Goodnight, Gracie, based on the life of George Burns. Holmes began his career in the seventies as the writer and composer of songs so intricate that many have been included in mystery collections from Ellery Queen. The Los Angeles Times has stated that "Rupert Holmes is an American treasure." Where the Truth Lies is his first novel; the film rights have been acquired by Atom Egoyan, director of The Sweet Hereafter. Holmes is currently working on a second novel for Random House, to be published in 2004.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0812972236
• ISBN 13: 9780812972238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432