| Lone Star: An Edna Ferber Mystery Contributor(s): Ifkovic, Ed (Author), Dunne, Bernadette (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433265656 ISBN-13: 9781433265655 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Edna Ferber Mysteries (Audio) |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1955, grande dame authoress Edna Ferber is visiting LA for the filming of her epic novel, Giant. Edna is looking forward to meeting Rock Hudson, Liz Taylor, and especially the film's gifted young breakout star, James Dean. A charismatic rebel, Dean attracts attention, devotion, and trouble wherever he goes. Now he is being blackmailed by a young extra from the movie who accuses him of getting her pregnant. The studio fears that the negative publicity will jeopardize the film's release. Then the actress is found murdered, and James Dean is the prime suspect. Employing her honed character instincts and her sharp nose for subtext, Edna decides to investigate the murder, determined to clear Dean's name. But as she uncovers the dark underside of glittering Hollywood, she fears that the truth may be worse than she could have imagined. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ifkovic, Ed: - Ed Ifkovic taught literature and creative writing at a community college in Connecticut for over three decades. He is the author of three mystery novels, and his short stories and essays have appeared in the Village Voice, America, Hartford Monthly, and Journal of Popular Culture. A longtime devotee of mystery novels, he fondly recalls discovering Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason series in a family bookcase. Bernadette Dunne is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway. She lives in Brooklyn. |