Night Night, Sleep Tight (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) - Hardcover

Ephron, Hallie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410479552 ISBN 13: 9781410479556

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2015

Synopsis

From the award-winning author of There Was an Old Woman comes a mystery tinged with Hollywood glamour, set in a town where fame and infamy are often interchangeable

Los Angeles, 1985. When Deirdre Unger makes the drive from San Diego to Beverly Hills to help her father put his dilapidated house on the market, she's expecting to deal with his usual kvetching and dark moods. But she gets a lot more than she expected. . . . In a cruel Sunset Boulevard-in a twist, Deirdre arrives home to find her father facedown in his too-small swimming pool--dead.

At first, Deirdre assumes her father's death was a tragic accident. But the longer she stays in town, the more Deirdre begins to suspect that everything isn't as open-and-closed as she first presumed. The sudden resurfacing of Deirdre's childhood BFF Joelen Nichol--daughter of the famous and infamous Elenor "Bunny" Nichol--seems like more than a coincidence. Back in 1963, Joelen confessed to killing her movie-star mother's boyfriend. Deirdre was at the Nichols' house the night of the murder, which was also the night she suffered her own personal tragedy. Could all these events be connected?

As Deirdre digs deeper into the past, she becomes increasingly convinced that her father's death is merely the deadly third act in a story that has long been in development. And if she isn't careful, she might be its final victim.

About this title

Review:

"Set in Hollywood in the 60s and 80s, Hallie Ephron's Night Night, Sleep Tight shines with her intimate knowledge of time, place and character as well as glamour and suspense. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop."--B.A. Shapiro, New York Times-bestselling author of The Art Forger

"NIGHT NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT is Hallie Ephron at her very best, a layered, page-turning mystery that recalls the glamour of Old Hollywood and a generation of Beverly Hills kids who grew up in its shadow."--William Landay, New York Times-bestselling author of Defending Jacob

"A spellbinding story steeped in Hollywood legend and lore, NIGHT NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT is richly atmospheric, multi-layered and deeply resonant. Ephron expertly weaves the past and present together, and has them collide in wonderfully jarring and unexpected ways."--Jennifer McMahon, New York Times-bestselling author of The Winter People

"Like that exquisitely mixed highball, that perfect little black dress, or that luminescent string of pearls, Hallie Ephron's night night, sleep tight undulates with suspense and expertly puts the tinsel in Tinseltown."--Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire series, basis of the hit series Longmire

"A page-turner with juicy Hollywood insider details."--Kirkus Reviews

"As the daughter of screenwriters, Ephron knows the old Hollywood scene and re-creates it vividly...A fast-moving tale, with building suspense and the price of fame at its center."--Booklist

"Both a satire and a celebration of Hollywood, Hallie Ephron's tale of murder, intrigue and double-crossing is a delicious romp that could only have been written by an insider. Taut, tart and absorbing."--Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train

From the Back Cover:

Finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award

From the award-winning author of There Was an Old Woman comes a riveting tale of domestic noir, infused with old Hollywood folklore and glamour, set in a town rife with egotism and backstabbing and where fame and infamy are often interchangeable.

Los Angeles 1986: When Deirdre Unger arrived in Beverly Hills to help her bitter, disappointed father sell his dilapidated house, she discovers his lifeless body floating face down in the swimming pool. At first, Deirdre assumes her father's death was a tragic accident. But the longer she stays in town, the more she suspects that it is merely the third act in a story that has long been in the making.

The sudden re-surfacing of Deirdre's childhood best friend Joelen Nichol--daughter of the legendary star Elenor "Bunny" Nichol--seems like more than a coincidence. Back in 1958, Joelen confessed to killing her movie star mother's boyfriend. Deirdre happened to be at the Nichols house the night of the murder--which was also the night she suffered a personal tragedy of her own. Could all of these events be connected?

Her search to find answers forces Deirdre to confront a truth she has long refused to believe: beneath the slick veneer of Beverly Hills lie secrets that someone will kill to keep buried.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1410479552
• ISBN 13: 9781410479556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 439