{"product_id":"a-murder-in-hollywood-9798212514309","title":"A Murder in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Michael Crichton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreator of \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRising Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDisclosure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriting as John Lange\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComes a new Hollywood mystery thriller, originally written in 1973 by Crichton but never before published, that will keep you guessing until the very end.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glitz and decadence of 1970s Hollywood, an era when sex and drugs were readily available on any movie set, the writer of the next Western blockbuster, \u003ci\u003eBloodrock\u003c\/i\u003e, has just been found dead in his motel bathtub. Now publicist Harvey Jason is desperately trying to keep the project on track while the famed Harlow Perkins, a brilliant and ruthless investigator, begins to unravel the mystery and hunt the killer down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom scorching-hot desert locations to sleazy motel bars, the members of the cast and crew--each one with a very dark secret of their own--will send this case deeper and deeper into a maze of confusion and shadows until the shocking truth is revealed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill the murderer be found? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr will the true identity of the killer turn out to be just another Hollywood illusion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Crichton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798212514309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrichton, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Crichton \u003c\/strong\u003e(1942-2008) is one of the most prolific bestselling authors of all time with over two hundred million copies sold worldwide, in forty languages, including \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSphere\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNext, Prey, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDisclosure, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEaters of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCongo\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have been adapted into fifteen films, most notably \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park, \u003c\/em\u003e directed by Steven Spielberg, which launched one of the highest-grossing entertainment franchises of all time. A remarkable and versatile talent, Crichton wrote and directed several films, including \u003cem\u003eWestworld, The Great Train Robbery \u003c\/em\u003e(based on his novel), and \u003cem\u003eComa, \u003c\/em\u003e and created the television series \u003cem\u003eER\u003c\/em\u003e. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. After writing novels under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson while he was still a medical student, his first bestseller as Michael Crichton, \u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain, \u003c\/em\u003ewas adapted into a classic film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Crichton \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48229121458333,"sku":"9798212514309","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_61763f1f-8c8b-43ef-946d-2c1793d4416f.jpg?v=1778575695","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-murder-in-hollywood-9798212514309","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}