First published 2010
Clay, a jaded screenwriter, comes back to LA to cast his latest film. Drifting through his old haunts, he's forced to reckon with the consequences of his past betrayals. As Clay's web of lies and seductions unravels, the corrosive effects of power and fame in Hollywood are laid bare. Sensual yet unsettling, this is a bleak character study of moral decay among the elite.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: California, Los Angeles (Calif.)
178 pages · Hardcover · Picador