Today I am kicking off a tour for Tinseltown Riff by Shelly Frome with my review and a book giveaway.
Book Description:
Publisher: Sunbury Press (March 2013)
Category: Hollywood Crime Caper, Action/Adventure, Thriller
ISBN-13: 978-1620062050
Tour Date: October, 2013
Available in: Print and ebook, 239 Pages
Tinseltown Riff centers on Ben Prine, a thirty-something Hollywood screenwriter who, on a Labor Day weekend, finds himself in desperate straits. Latching on to a dubious last-minute opportunity, he unwittingly embarks on a collision course with a Montana tracker connected with a Vegas mob; an odyssey which culminates in a showdown on an abandoned Western movie set.
My Thoughts:
Ben Prine has been living with his aunt for awhile now and she wants him out. She is selling her house and wants to get on with her life. He needs to find a place fast but he has no money and no job prospects. However a screenwriting job lands in his lap all of a sudden but it is a rush job and so steeped in secrets, he doesn’t even know what he is suppose to be writing about. It soon becomes apparent to the reader that this job is not what it seems. It just takes Ben longer to discover this.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I LOVE quirky characters! Tinseltown Riff has quirky characters galore. In fact, every character in the book is quirky! I had a bit of trouble getting into the book at first but that soon passed. I think I was a bit confused until I got to know the most important characters. After that, the book took me on a wild, gritty, and quirky ride. All good things, IMO. If you enjoy action and quirky characters, you are in for a treat! Highly recommended!
4/5
I received this book for my honest opinion.
About Shelly Frome:
Shelly Frome is a member of Mystery Writers of America, a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at the University of Connecticut, a former professional actor, a writer of mysteries, books on theater and film, and articles on the performing arts appearing in a number of periodicals in the U.S. and the U.K. He is also a film critic and a contributor to writers’ blogs.
His fiction includes Lilac Moon, Sun Dance for Andy Horn, the trans-Atlantic cozy The Twinning Murders and Twilight of the Drifter, a southern gothic crime-and-blues odyssey. Among his works of non-fiction are the acclaimed The Actors Studio and texts on the art and craft of screenwriting and writing for the stage. Tinseltown Riff, his latest novel, is both a social commentary and a Hollywood crime caper.
Thanks to the author, Shelly Frome, I am giving away one copy of Tinseltown Riff. This giveaway is open internationally. If you live in the U.S., you will have your choice of print or ebook. If international, you will receive the pdf. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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