The Fame Thief |
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| Author:
| Hallinan, Timothy |
| Read by:
| Berkrot, Peter |
| Series title: | The Junior Bender Mystery Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4708-8153-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Few people are brave enough to say no to Irwin Dressler, Hollywood's scariest mob boss turned movie king. Even though Dressler is ninety-three years old, burglar Junior Bender is terrified when he's hauled in for a meeting. Dressler wants Junior to solve a crime that was committed more than seventy years ago, when an old friend of his, then-starlet Dolores La Marr, had her career destroyed by some compromising photos. Dressler wants justice for Dolores and the career she never had....
More DescriptionFew people are brave enough to say no to Irwin Dressler, Hollywood's scariest mob boss turned movie king. Even though Dressler is ninety-three years old, burglar Junior Bender is terrified when he's hauled in for a meeting. Dressler wants Junior to solve a crime that was committed more than seventy years ago, when an old friend of his, then-starlet Dolores La Marr, had her career destroyed by some compromising photos. Dressler wants justice for Dolores and the career she never had. Junior thinks the whole thing is crazy, but he can't say no to Dressler, so he starts digging. What he finds is that some vendettas never die—they only get more dangerous.