{"product_id":"tinseltown-murder-morphine-and-madness-at-the-dawn-of-hollywood-paperback","title":"Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller - Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Day of the Locust\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Devil in the White City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/em\u003e in this juicy, untold Hollywood story: an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern film industry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1920, the movies had suddenly become America's new favorite pastime, and one of the nation's largest industries. Never before had a medium possessed such power to influence. Yet Hollywood's glittering ascendency was threatened by a string of headline-grabbing tragedies--including the murder of William Desmond Taylor, the popular president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, a legendary crime that has remained unsolved until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a fiendishly involving narrative, bestselling Hollywood chronicler William J. Mann draws on a rich host of sources, including recently released FBI files, to unpack the story of the enigmatic Taylor and the diverse cast that surrounded him--including three beautiful, ambitious actresses; a grasping stage mother; a devoted valet; and a gang of two-bit thugs, any of whom might have fired the fatal bullet. And overseeing this entire landscape of intrigue was Adolph Zukor, the brilliant and ruthless founder of Paramount, locked in a struggle for control of the industry and desperate to conceal the truth about the crime. Along the way, Mann brings to life Los Angeles in the Roaring Twenties: a sparkling yet schizophrenic town filled with party girls, drug dealers, religious zealots, newly-minted legends and starlets already past their prime--a dangerous place where the powerful could still run afoul of the desperate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true story recreated with the suspense of a novel, \u003cem\u003eTinseltown\u003c\/em\u003e is the work of a storyteller at the peak of his powers--and the solution to a crime that has stumped detectives and historians for nearly a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1920s, Hollywood was threatened by a string of scandals--including the murder of the handsome, secretly haunted actor and director William Desmond Taylor, a crime that went unsolved for nearly a century. Now, in this fiendishly involving \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller--hailed as a must-read by Liz Smith--William Mann draws on a rich host of sources, many untapped for decades, to revisit the case of the enigmatic Taylor and the diverse cast that surrounded him--including three loyal ingenues, a devoted valet, a gang of two-bit thugs, and moguls Adolph Zukor and Marcus Loew, locked in a struggle for control of the exploding industry. Along the way, Mann brings to life Los Angeles in the Roaring Twenties: a town filled with celebrities, party girls, and drug dealers--a dangerous place where the powerful could still run afoul of the desperate.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLiz Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1920s, Hollywood was threatened by a string of scandals--including the murder of the handsome, secretly haunted actor and director William Desmond Taylor, a crime that went unsolved for nearly a century. 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Along the way, Mann brings to life Los Angeles in the Roaring Twenties: a town filled with celebrities, party girls, and drug dealers--a dangerous place where the powerful could still run afoul of the desperate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.06 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753513845024,"sku":"9780062242198","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9100ef079b99dd864c428a3b704876a0.webp?v=1780021846","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tinseltown-murder-morphine-and-madness-at-the-dawn-of-hollywood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}