The Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Murder Case

The Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Murder Case
Author: George Baxt
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2015-06-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1627797165

"A clever plot, witty innuendo, and plenty of the Hollywood greats for company." - Library Journal As Gone With the Wind approaches release, all the stars but Clark Gable prepare to head for Atlanta for the big premiere. Clark and his wife, Carole Lombard, are too distressed to celebrate the opening of the biggest movie of his career because Lydia Austin, a young actress and a protege of Carole's, is missing. In fact, kidnapping paranoia is sweeping through Hollywood, and even with body-building bodyguards like the two Clark has hired to protect Carole, no one feels safe. But Carole is not a dame to take such threats lying down. Convinced that they can help, she and Clark set themselves up as amateur sleuths. Of course, there are plenty of other celebrities in the mix: W.C. Fields alternates between anxiety over the kidnappings and trying to convince David O. Selznick that he should play Rhett Butler, and Groucho Marx also gets serious (just barely) long enough to worry about the missing girl, who is his current paramour.

A Queer Kind Of Love

A Queer Kind Of Love
Author: George Baxt
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1995-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312131524

Gay, black and proud--and like no other homocide detective in the history of the NYPD--Pharoah Love finds himself in the middle of a most baffling case. Someone with a serious grudge is knocking off mobsters in unusual ways. In pursuit of clues, Love investigation takes him from a luxurious brothel to a Russian nightclub with a temperamental diva. "A tight plot, well-developed characters, and sharp, dry wit make this one of gay literature's best mysteries." - Booklist

Sequels

Sequels
Author: Janet G. Husband
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 793
Release: 2009-07-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838909671

A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.

Western Movie References in American Literature

Western Movie References in American Literature
Author: Henryk Hoffmann
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786493240

References to western movies scattered over some 250 works by more than 130 authors constitute the subject matter of this book, arranged in an encyclopedic format. The entries are distributed among western movies, television series, big screen and television actors, western writers, directors and miscellaneous topics related to the genre. The data cover films from The Great Train Robbery (1903) to No Country for Old Men (2007) and the entries include many western film milestones (from The Aryan through Shane to Unforgiven), television classics (Gunsmoke, Bonanza) and great screen cowboys of both "A" and "B" productions.

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction
Author: Michael Ashley
Publisher: Constable
Total Pages: 804
Release: 2002
Genre: Characters and characteristics in literature
ISBN:

A reference and overview of the genre of crime fiction, primarily covering the 1950s onwards, although major earlier writers, such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, also have entries.

American Historical Fiction

American Historical Fiction
Author: Lynda G. Adamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1998-10-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0313089337

This publication will fill a gap in the bibliographic reference shelf by identifying historical novels for both adult and young adult readers. ^IAmerican Historical Fiction^R contains over 3,000 titles set in states and historical regions of the United States. Entries are organized by time period. The newest titles, as well as old favorites, are covered. The volume is indexed by author, title, genre, subject, and geographic setting.

The Writer's Directory, 1998-2000

The Writer's Directory, 1998-2000
Author: Miranda H. Ferrara
Publisher: Saint James Press
Total Pages: 1856
Release: 1995
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781558623286

Information on more than 17,500 living authors from English speaking countries.

Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder

Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder
Author: Piu Eatwell
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1631492276

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection One of Bustle's "Best True Crime Books of the Year" “[A] juicy page turner . . . capturing both the allure and the perils of the dream factory that promised riches and fame.”—New York Times Book Review The gruesome 1947 murder of hopeful starlet Elizabeth Short holds a permanent place in American lore as one of our most inscrutable true-crime mysteries. In a groundbreaking feat of detection hailed as “extensive” and “convincing” (Bustle), skilled legal sleuth Piu Eatwell cracks the case after seventy years, rescuing Short from tabloid fodder to reveal the woman behind the headlines. Drawing on recently unredacted FBI and LAPD files and exclusive interviews, Black Dahlia, Red Rose is a gripping panorama of noir-tinged 1940s Hollywood and a definitive account of one of the biggest unsolved murders of American legal history.

The Girls

The Girls
Author: Diana McLellan
Publisher: Booktrope Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Lesbian actresses
ISBN: 9781935961543

Diana McLellan reveals the complex and intimate connections that roiled behind the public personae of Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, and the women who loved them. Private correspondence, long-secret FBI files, and troves of unpublished documents reveal a chain of lesbian affairs that moved from the theater world of New York, through the heights of chic society, to embed itself in the power structure of the movie business. The Girls serves up a rich stew of film, politics, sexuality, psychology, and stardom.