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About the Book

John Ray Horn has had about as much trouble in life as a man can stand. He was once Sierra Lane, hero to countless youngsters in a series of cheap Westerns. Now, after a spell in prison, he lives on the margins of 1940s Los Angeles. In the early evening of an LA autumn, the air has a harsh edge to it - a hint that somewhere in the hills, a slow-moving fire is eating at the dry grass. And there is another source of unease - the news that subpoenas are being served all over Hollywood, ordering people to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. John Ray is approached by Maggie O' Dare, an old friend and former lover. She has a favour to ask: Will Bruder, a brilliantly talented but notoriously difficult screenwriter, has been called to testify before the Committee. Bruder is accused of having belonged to the Communist Party - a claim he strongly denies. If John Ray can discover Bruder's secret accuser, they might have a chance to clear his name. But no one is willing to talk. People are scared - perhaps more frightened than they were in the depression, or even the war. Hollywood has become a place driven by fear and suspicion, where a name, whispered in anger or malice, can see an innocent man persecuted. And now there's no mistaking the smell of fire in the air. It is just over the mountains, still unseen, but it's coming this way...

About the Author :
Edward Wright grew up in Arkansas and has degrees from Vanderbilt University and Northwestern University. He was an officer in the U.S. Navy aboard destroyers for three years, training in anti-submarine warfare techniques. His major career has been journalism, and he has worked as an editor at the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times. He and his wife, Cathy, live in the Los Angeles area.

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"In this, his best book, Wright creates an atmosphere of fear and distrust and keeps the pages turning with a mystery that deftly brings together all the elements of his story -- love, hate, ambition and the fight for America's soul." THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, 12 Feb "An impressive recreation of the era... John Ray Horn's investigation into an intelligent and exciting web of violence and conspiracy. Excellent writing." -- Matthew Lewin THE GUARDIAN, 4 Mar "[His] novels have rapidly become a publishing event. One of the joys of Wright's novels is the way he recreates the glamour and fragility of Hollywood in the post-war years. [A] dark, gripping tale." -- Joan Smith THE SUNDAY TIMES, 30 April "An absorbing and intelligent crime thriller. This is pacy, exciting fiction with the sobering weight of history and truth at its heart." WESTERN DAILY PRESS, 4 Mar "A thoughtful thriller." CHOICE magazine, April "Easily [Wright's] best. I especially appreciated the complexity of John Ray Horn. There seemed to be more action in this episode and it took on a thriller feel, but one that still had a lot of good detecting done by Horn. The author leaves you wanting more..." DEADLY PLEASURES, Spring 06 "[An] excellent thriller. Great." -- George Byrne EVENING HERALD (Dublin), 11 Mar "Once again author Edward Wright delivers a crackling Chandler-esque mystery set in a perfectly realised time capsule of 1940s Los Angeles." IRISH INDEPENDENT, 6 May


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780752869308
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publisher Imprint: Orion
  • Height: 233 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 426 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0752869302
  • Publisher Date: 16 Feb 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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