Overview
Celebrity and crime pay off big time for an American sociopath in Paris in āone of the great joys in new noir fictionā (Los Angeles Review of Books).
Dr. Crandall Taylorāor rather the actor who plays himāis enjoying a cushy new life in the City of the Lights where his nowācancelled American soap opera has become a prime time retro cult hit. This newfound stardom isnāt wasted on him. Anxious to keep his brutal past a secret from fans, heās enjoying all the fruits that fame has to offer: adulation, entreĢe into the trendiest clubs, and sex. What he really wants is to fund a feature film.
Crandall uses his charm and intellect to draw into his narcissistic web four women: a horny network executive; an internet porn star; a bookish university student with a nasty bent; and the fetching starlet wife of an arms dealer. Crandall accepts both the crime lordās cash and his beautiful wifeās advances. Big mistake. Now Crandall must channel his violent, megalomaniacal dark side just to stay aliveāand on the run.
From the national bestselling author of The Ice Harvest comes āan ingeniously twisty oldāschool noir along the lines of James M. Cainā (Spinetingler Magazine). With it, the āmad, bad, and dangerous to know . . . quintessential American huckster . . . and in Phillipās sly, deft hands we find ourselves sinking down eagerly with him, glorying in the beautiful muckā (Edgar Awardāwinning author Megan Abbott).
Dr. Crandall Taylorāor rather the actor who plays himāis enjoying a cushy new life in the City of the Lights where his nowācancelled American soap opera has become a prime time retro cult hit. This newfound stardom isnāt wasted on him. Anxious to keep his brutal past a secret from fans, heās enjoying all the fruits that fame has to offer: adulation, entreĢe into the trendiest clubs, and sex. What he really wants is to fund a feature film.
Crandall uses his charm and intellect to draw into his narcissistic web four women: a horny network executive; an internet porn star; a bookish university student with a nasty bent; and the fetching starlet wife of an arms dealer. Crandall accepts both the crime lordās cash and his beautiful wifeās advances. Big mistake. Now Crandall must channel his violent, megalomaniacal dark side just to stay aliveāand on the run.
From the national bestselling author of The Ice Harvest comes āan ingeniously twisty oldāschool noir along the lines of James M. Cainā (Spinetingler Magazine). With it, the āmad, bad, and dangerous to know . . . quintessential American huckster . . . and in Phillipās sly, deft hands we find ourselves sinking down eagerly with him, glorying in the beautiful muckā (Edgar Awardāwinning author Megan Abbott).
This book title, Rake (A Novel), ISBN: 9781619023147, by Scott Phillips, published by Catapult (May 13, 2014) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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