Taking Hollywood by Shari King
THE GLAMOUR OF JACKIE COLLINS MEETS THE GRIT OF MARTINA COLE IN THE DARK HEART OF A SUN-BLEACHED LOS ANGELES. 1993 In front of a galaxy of stars, three young film makers accept their Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Davie Johnston, Zander Leith and Mirren McLean, childhood friends from a rough housing estate in Glasgow, have taken Hollywood by storm. Only they know what they did to get there. . . 2013 Twenty years later Davie Johnston is the top host and reality show producer in town. Mirren McLean is a respected writer and movie director and Zander Leith is box office gold. But they haven't spoken to each other in twenty years, their relationships devastated by one horrific secret. Thousands of miles away, in a town where nothing is as it seems, a young ambitious journalist discovers a tantalizing story from the past. Tinsel Town beckons. She is determined to expose the kind of scandalous drama that usually only happens in the movies. Jackie Collins calls Taking Hollywood 'a fun romp behind the Hollywood curtain', Lorraine Kelly calls it 'a thriller that's gritty, sexy and a sensational page turner'. If you read ONE book this summer, make it this one.A glam, edgy thriller. Just the way I like them. -- MARTINA COLE
Sexy, dangerous, utterly compelling. Taking Hollywood has you panting for more from page one. -- TILLY BAGSHAWE
This is a REAL insider's guide to the underbelly of life in Lala land. It's a thriller that's gritty, sexy and a sensational page turner. You won't be able to put it down. I loved it! -- LORRAINE KELLY
I LOVED it. So gripping, so gritty and so unputdownable. It really deserves to be huge. -- CARMEN REID
When a budding radio DJ, and actor, met a young nightclub manager in Glasgow in the 1980s, little did they know that over twenty-five years and thousands of miles later they would still be friends.
Los Angeles-based Ross King is a four-time News Emmy award-winning TV and radio host, actor, producer, writer and performer. King has starred in London's West End, appeared in over ten movies and hosted TV shows in the UK, Europe, USA and Australia. He has also presented countless radio shows and has his own Sunday newspaper column.
UK-based Shari Low has published seventeen novels, including those penned under her pseudonyms, Ronni Cooper and Millie Conway. She is the writer of a newspaper column renowned for its biting humour and straight-talking opinions. Shari has written for television and is a regular radio contributor.
Taking Hollywood, an edgy thriller that exposes the dark heart of Hollywood, is Shari and Ross's first novel together.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447255000 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447255003 |
| Title | Taking Hollywood |
| Author | Shari King |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2014-08-14 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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