“With witty yet perceptive dialogue, Harris captures Hollywood’s brassy soul and Hitchcock’s magnetic mastery. This slam-dunk novel is sure to make Harris, alongside Hitchcock, a household name for mystery fans of all ages.”
Description
When a struggling mystery writer is hired by Alfred Hitchcock to work on the script for his new film, a swirling maelstrom of madness and murder is his reward.
Hollywood, 1959.
When struggling mystery writer Bobby Burgoyne is hired by Alfred Hitchcock to work on the script for his new film Crescendo, he thinks his future success is assured at last. Instead he is swept into a swirling mystery of madness and revenge. Someone, it seems, is willing to kill to keep the film from being made and Hitch needs Bobby to find who or what is behind the sabotage.
With a ruthless killer in pursuit, Bobby discovers that behind the obscure novel that Hitch has based his movie on lies a cruel tale of abduction, amnesia, and murder. To save his own life as well as Hitch’s career, Bobby must penetrate the heart of the mystery and confront a final, shocking revelation.
Reviews
“A charming Hollywood mystery. Harris brings 1950s Tinseltown to life with sparkling dialogue and Easter eggs galore, and the core mystery is gloriously unpredictable. For film buffs, this is a sure thing.”
"The novel pays tribute to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. An entertaining romp through noir's most recognizable tropes from femme fatales to wise-cracking dames, as well as hard drinking, car chases, gangster goons, family secrets, and lucky escapes.”
"Unmitigated pleasure is Harris's stock-in-trade.”
