Leading Lady by Heywood Gould
Jerry Lang was a high class burglar. Gloria Pavlich was his accomplice, his "leading lady," and his lover. They had five years of success, but then somebody set them up. One night after they had stolen a valuable painting the cops were waiting. In the struggle Jerry shot a detective. Gloria disappeared. In jail, Jerry barely survived four assassination attempts. Now he has escaped, intent on finding out who framed him and killed Gloria. "Veteran screenwriter and novelist Gould writes with infectious crackle and humor. Colorful back stories peppered throughout add tension." -- -Kirkus Review
"Readers will appreciate Heywood Gould's wild Noir." -- Harriet Klauser, The Mystery Gazette
"A great Sunday afternoon read." -- Barbara Defina, producer of Goodfellows and Casino
"I'm a sucker for caper novels, and Leading Lady is a first-rate example of the genre" -- Hugh Abramson, Editor
Born in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, Heywood Gould got his start as a reporter for the New York Post. Later he financed years of rejection with the usual colorful jobs - cabdriver, mortician's assistant, industrial floor waxer, bartender and screenwriter. He has written twelve books and nine screenplays, among them Double Bang, Fort Apache, the Bronx, One Dead Debutante, Glitterburn, Cocktail, Boys From Brazil, and Rolling Thunder.
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