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Death by Hollywood
Death by Hollywood
Author: Steven Bochco
From the acclaimed co-creator of Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, Death by Hollywood is a suspenseful, shocking, and darkly comic crime novel about a screenwriter, a billionaire's wife, a murder, and, of course, a cop. — "There used to be a writer by the name of Merle Miller, who wrote that people in Hollywood are always touching you -...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781400061563
ISBN-10: 1400061563
Publication Date: 9/9/2003
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 2
Surprisingly funny, with a lot of twists. Not at all what I expected from Steven Bochco.
punkinema avatar reviewed Death by Hollywood on + 305 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I was very disapppointed in this book. With an author of Steve Bocho, I expected a police drama at least since he wrote Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, etc. I got through 3 chapters and tossed it aside in disgust. It is full of nasty, filthy language and graphic sexual imagery that was neither necessary or added a thing to his story. I don't recommend it but I am sure there are those who would enjoy it despite the language and sex.
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Readnmachine avatar reviewed Death by Hollywood on + 1474 more book reviews
When a Hollywood scriptwriter with a bad block witnesses a murder, he decides he will turn it into a million-dollar script, but he doesn't count on the number of sharks swimming around in the California sea.
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Very unusual writing angle in this book and the more I read, the more I liked it. Picked this book up just on a wim and glad I did. Very much enjoyed it..not like any of the books I normally read. I would select a book by this author again.
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"There used to be a writer by the name of Merle Miller, who wrote that people in HOllywood are always touching you--not because they like you, but because they want to see how soft you are before they eat you alive."

So begins this seductive and surprising novel by two-time Edgar Award-winning sriter Steven Bochco, in which a down-on-his-luck screenwriater named bobby Newman tries to turn a brutal murder into his next movie payday.

Surprising book . i liked it
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Suspenseful, interesting insight into the world of television and movies.


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