In the second novel of the Tinseltown trilogy, Joan Crawford returns to MGM in 1953. Her comeback to her alma mater is to make the garish musical Torch Song. Joan suspects that it's hokum, and that she's getting too old for such parts, but she is desperate to make it work. That includes living at the studio in her dressing room during production. All the while, a psycho killer Joan Crawford drag queen stalks Hollywood to eliminate other Joan Crawford drag queens, and Joan is so strung out on vodka and super strength diet pills that she isn't sure if she has taken up murder herself. Her gay best friend is poised ready to help her party. A powerful gangster is only interested in saving her reputation until death, and her loyal hairdresser has a son who has his own sneaky Joan Crawford secrets. The final epic showdown between Joan Crawford and Joan Crawford is beyond any movie ending ever filmed.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Technicolor, baby!,
By fabre (Mid-South) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Joan Crawford Murders (Paperback)
Swanson knows his Hollywood history. In Hollywood Sinners, he took on the thirties, and in this one, he skewers (and yet honors) the fifties, by taking his heroine, the inimitable Joan Crawford, on a wild ride through her dysfunctional life. The pace never slows, and Swanson more than delivers on his back cover promise of "technicolor". You'll see Joan Crawford at her outrageous "best" as she tackles her personal demons along with actual ones, notably the Joan impersonator running rampant through her territory. You'll probably need to rest when it's over, but you'll also know a lot about Hollywood history (and the making of Torch Song) -- and you'll wonder exactly how close Swanson's portrait of Joan might have been to the real deal.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
So many Joans,
This review is from: The Joan Crawford Murders (Paperback)
When this author lets his imagination run wild it is fun to tag along. In the second book of Mr. Swanson's Tinseltown Trilogy we revisit 1953 and find Joan Crawford back at MGM for her technicolor debut in the movie Torch Song. She thinks little of the script or her leading man and fears that her age is showing but she's determined to give it her all for her fans. But washing down super strength diet pills with huge quantities of vodka leaves her a bit befuddled. And it doesn't help that she's seeing double.
There is a murderer on the loose who looks like Joan. Is it a crazed Joan or an impersonator? With so many Joan Crawford impersonators running about it is sometimes difficult even for Joan to know which is which and so she turns the problem over to Gangster Al. She has enough to do, concentrating on her lines, wardrobe and her willing and unwilling conquests. What will happen if a drunk Joan comes face to face with a psychotic one? Probably not anything that you could imagine. Outrageous fun from start to finish.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A Taste of Old Hollywood,
By Kimberly Ripley "writerippublishing" (Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Joan Crawford Murders (Paperback)
Peter Joseph Swanson is not only an intriguing writer, but an avid historian as well. Among the great joys of this book are the intricate look it takes at Hollywood from an era gone by. As Joan prepares to make her last big splash, she is portrayed in such fastidious detail that the reader feels transported back in time.
Swanson knows how to tell a tale. Eloquent, dramatic, meticulous and powerful are the four words that best describe his unique style. The book never slows or becomes trite, but rather captivates readers on a roll they don't want to end. His attention to dialogue is an art all its own, and again accurately reminiscent of Hollywood's earlier years. I haven't yet read the prequel to this tale, but don't feel that I needed to in order to thoroughly grasp and delight in this one. I will, however, soon purchase it for my collection, as Peter Joseph Swanson's writing is well worth my time.
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