Hang Fire

Depicting a world where perception defines reality, Hang Fire is a razor-sharp satire of a city where ambition know no bounds and excess is the norm. In 2019 Hollywood, struggling novelist James Lansing is trapped in a seductive dilemma when a fast-talking, on-the-fringe producer dangles the promise of a film adaptation of his book. She tantalizes James with introductions to Hollywood elites and promises of deals just out of reach. James finds himself bankrolling a dizzying parade of power lunches and star-studded dinners, convinced that success is perpetually just around the corner, and always wondering why he picks up the check. Drained by the endless carousel of dead-end meetings, James, who fancies himself the next Fitzgerald, longs to retreat to his studio apartment and lose himself in his next novel. However, he is relentlessly propelled forward by his best friend Jerry-a self-proclaimed producer/director/ writer who views James' future film as the golden ticket to propel them into the upper echelons of Hollywood's A-list. Enter a Felliniesque parade of L.A. characters: parasite producers, desperate directors, guileless ingénues, exhibitionist shrinks, and stars in danger of falling. In this maze of Hollywood ambition, lives intersect in unexpected ways, forming a complex web of competition. Unlikely partnerships and betrayals emerge driven by an insatiable hunger for success and fame. As tensions escalate and conflicts erupt, no one suspects the approaching pandemic and total lockdown of 2020 which is about to upend their world, threatening to turn their Hollywood hustles and dreams into so much nuclear dust.suspects the approaching pandemic and total lockdownof 2020 which is about to upend their world, threatening to turn their Hollywood hustles and dreams into so much nuclear dust.

About the Author :
Anthony Mora is a novelist, playwright, director and producer whose writings have been compared to Fante, Cheever and Salinger. Anthony has been featured in the New York Times, The Huffington Post, CNN, the BBC and other media. His first novel was BANG! A Love Story. Linda Cardellini starred in the original play adaptation of BANG! in Los Angeles and New York. Anthony, who served as the playwright-in-residence at The Sidewalk Studio Theatre, has had several plays produced including P.O.P.: The Principles of Perfection, Modern Love, and Silencing Silas. His second novel, Virtual Velocity: An L.A. Story, was published in 2019. His play The Revenge Sessions will be filmed in play form in 2022. His newest novel, Hang Fire, will be published in 2024.In 2020 Anthony co-founded Swan Place Productions with Ann Convery. The company's first film Exposé, was written by Ann, was nominated for best U.S. short film at the Seattle Film Festival.

Review :
"Everything entwines in Mora's novel ... so much so that the culture and psyche of Hollywood assumes a complexity that other novels about Los Angeles rarely achieve... hard to put down." D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review "Anthony Mora's Hang Fire is a captivating journey through Hollywood's chaotic world... With sharp dialogue and complex character dynamics, Mora crafts a narrative that is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking, exploring the lengths one might go to for fame." Bradley Allen, Manhattan Book Review