Double Feature (Hard Case Crime, 143)

Donald E. Westlake

ISBN 10: 1785657208 / ISBN 13: 9781785657207

Published by Hard Case Crime, 2020

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR010969533

Synopsis:

The movie star and the movie critic - how far would they go to keep their secrets buried? DOUBLE FEATURE contains two classic Donald E. Westlake novellas, A Travesty and Ordo

WHAT'S HIDDEN BEHIND THE SILVER SCREEN?

In New York City, a movie critic has just murdered his girlfriend - well, one of his girlfriends (not to be confused with his wife). Will the unlikely crime-solving partnership he forms with the investigating police detective keep him from the film noir ending he deserves?

On the opposite coast, movie star Dawn Devayne - the hottest It Girl in Hollywood - gets a visit from a Navy sailor who says he knew her when she was just ordinary Estelle Anlic of San Diego. Now she's a big star who's put her past behind her. But secrets have a way of not staying buried…

These two short novels, one hilarious and one heartbreaking, are two of the best works Westlake ever wrote. And fittingly, both became movies - one starring Jack Ryan's Marie Josée Croze, and one starring Fargo's William H. Macy and Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman.

"A book by this guy is cause for happiness" - Stephen King

About the Author: Donald E. Westlake is widely regarded as one of the great crime writers of the 20th Century. He won three Edgar Awards and was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. Many of his books have been made into movies; Westlake also wrote the screenplay for "The Grifters," for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Double Feature (Hard Case Crime, 143)
Publisher: Hard Case Crime
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good