Listeners will delight in hearing Dick schmooze with famous 1950s and 1960s celebrities and enjoy Matt’s romance and crime procedural story lines. A treat for book clubs.
Had the author’s note left unspecified the many liberties taken, readers could easily assume this was a true-crime biography. Historical fiction or otherwise, this account of the tragic death of an inhabitant of gay Hollywood certainly captivates.
A sure winner, for its subject and Mallon's proven track record as a historical novelist, and because it's good. [See Prepub Alert, 8/15/11.]—David Keymer, Modesto CA