Sex, money and politics in SoCal- a series of soft targets for political satire. There are some funny moments as the three Duke brothers hurtle towards self-destruction in this screwball noir saga, and some pithy observations."Mary Swain's danger lies in her cheerful erotic charge. When fascism...
I have now read all of Seth Greenland's novels, and boy, is he a terrific writer. This one has a bit of meandering plot - the first two thirds are a behind the scenes look at the Hollywood lives of a stand-up comic, itching for a comedy pilot, and a comedy show writer, who's been writing the coat...
Best had barely looked at me since my drunken lunge in the taxi. It seemed like an excellent idea to back off. When some office errand brought me past his open door it was eyes straight ahead. At night I rode the train to Connecticut and tried to not think of ways to complicate my life. My encoun...