Genuine Lies
Publisher:
Cengage Gale
Publication Date:
01 November, 1998
ISBN:
9781568956787
Pages:
Subjects:
Romance
Available as:
Trade Cloth, 978-1-56895-678-7
Trade Cloth, 978-0-553-10834-7
Trade Paper, 978-0-553-38642-4
Trade Paper, 978-0-553-29078-3
Description:
Behind Hollywood's glamour, above legions of lovers, beyond an insurmountable mountain of scandal is Eve Benedict.She is the last of the movie goddesses, and at fifty the greatest. Her beauty is staggering, her power awesome, and she has decided to write her memoirs. She hires biographer Julia Summers known for her integrity as a writer. At twenty-eight, Julia leaves her quiet Connecticut peace with her ten-year-old son to capture Eve's limelight rays. Eve's stepson Paul is set to end Eve's tell-all story and uses his sexy charm to enter Julia's carefully guarded heart.
Danger strikes. An unlikely bond forms between Julia and Eve as the legendary star reveals layers of her fantastic life -- the glamour, the fame, the passion, and the perverse -- she's keeping one secret for last. It is one that will change Julia's life -- and could cut it brutally short....
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PW Publishers Weekly
Review Source:
Publishers Weekly
Review Date:
1991-08-02
Copyright:
(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Though the opening scene of this book refers to a murder, that deed only occurs 100 pages from the end of the story, when Roberts's ( Public Secrets ) disappointing tale finally heats up. Until then, the reader is dragged through the sordid secrets of a dreary collection of friends, lovers, employees and ex-husbands of 67-year-old film star Eve Benedict. She has hired Julia Summers to write an authorized biography, an expose of Hollywood life guaranteed to irk most of her past associates. And soon an aggressor swings into action: Eve and Julia receive threatening notes; Julia's rooms are broken into twice; finally, Eve is silenced permanently. So whodunit? The suspects are legion: Eve's nephew and agent, Drake Morrison, now fired and disinherited; former lover Michael Delrickio, whose mob connections Eve planned to reveal; actress Gloria DuBarry, a symbol of morality--provided no one learns of her affair and abortion. Or maybe it was Eva's devoted supporters Nina Soloman and Dorothy Travers, who are more than just staff. Or Eve's stepson, mystery writer Paul Winthrop, who has a marked interest in Julia. Or, as the police think, Julia herself. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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