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Alive!

Alive!( )
Author: Estleman, Loren D.
Series title:A Valentino Mystery Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4104-5995-4
Publication Date:Aug 2013
Publisher:Thorndike Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $31.99
Book Description:

Everyone knows Frankenstein's monster was played by Boris Karloff. But Bela Lugosi also tested for the part. The screen-test footage was lost for decades, until never-say-die film archivist Valentino gets a hot tip about its whereabouts. But it comes with a price far greater than the money he'll have to pay. Someone would kill to get that reel of film, and that makes Val a mortal obstacle who's not ready to die for art. Enter a crew of steampunk fans.

Book Details
Pages:396
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Fiction / Performing Arts / Film, Television & Radio
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.6 x 8.4 x 1.4 Inches
Book Weight:0.062 Pounds
Author Biography
Estleman, Loren D. (Author)
Loren D. Estleman was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 15, 1952. He received a B.A. in English literature and journalism from Eastern Michigan University in 1974. He spent several years as a reporter on the police beat before leaving to write full time in 1980. He wrote book reviews for such newspapers as The New York Times and The Washington Post and contributed articles to such periodicals as TV Guide.

He is a writer of mysteries and westerns. His first novel was published in 1976 and since then he has published more than 70 books including the Amos Walker series, Writing the Popular Novel, Roy and Lillie: A Love Story, The Confessions of Al Capone, and a The Branch and the Scaffold. He received four Shamus Awards from the Private Eye Writers of America, five Golden Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America, the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement from Western Writers of America, and the Michigan Author's Award in 1997.

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