{"product_id":"searchlights-and-shadows-a-novel-of-golden-era-hollywood-9781506024615","title":"Searchlights and Shadows: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eHave you ever wanted to climb into a time machine and visit Hollywood during its heyday?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the dawn of 1942, the dark days of Pearl Harbor still loom over Los Angeles. America is now at war, and posters warn home-front Hollywoodites that loose lips sink ships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWartime propaganda is the name of the game, and the studios are expected to conjure stories that galvanize the public for the war effort. Marcus Adler is an MGM screenwriter whose latest movie was stolen out from under his whiskey glass, and he's determined it won't happen again. He comes up with a sure-fire hit, but his chance to triumph is threatened by a vicious rumor: \"Marcus Adler is a goddamned Commie.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGwendolyn Brick is the handiest gal with a needle this side of Edith Head. After losing her job at the Cocoanut Grove, she dreams of opening her own dress store. But banks don't make loans to single girls. However, wartime in L.A. opens the door to an opportunity that will rake in the bucks. But will it be worth the trouble if it drags her back into the orbit of Bugsy Siegel? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the outbreak of war, the Hollywood Reporter's circulation starts to shrink like a food rations coupon book. Its lead columnist, Kathryn Massey, realizes she can no longer ignore the obvious: her boss, Billy Wilkerson, is gambling away his fortune--and her future. Could their very survival depend on a place nobody's heard of called Las Vegas? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the city of searchlights, suspicions can lurk behind every shadow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSearchlights and Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth in Martin Turnbull's series of historical novels set during Hollywood's golden age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHollywood's Garden of Allah novels: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 1: \"The Garden on Sunset\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 2: \"The Trouble with Scarlett\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 3: \"Citizen Hollywood\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 4: \"Searchlights and Shadows\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 5: \"Reds in the Beds\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 6: \"Twisted Boulevard\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 7: \"Tinseltown Confidential\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 8: \"City of Myths\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 9: \"Closing Credits\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Turnbull's Garden of Allah novels have been optioned for the screen by film \u0026amp; television producer, Tabrez Noorani.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6320485\"\u003eMartin Turnbull\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506024615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506024610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650050461933,"sku":"9781506024615","price":18.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4dfee614-85ba-45ff-8003-429874127603.jpg?v=1649194491","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/searchlights-and-shadows-a-novel-of-golden-era-hollywood-9781506024615","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}