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Hollander's Deal

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Five minutes after you've picked up this novel, you'll be hooked. -It entraps you with interesting, multi-dimensional characters, a plot that has you wondering what will come next, conflict that makes for honest drama, and a vitality that illumines every scene. There's no doubt that the author's background as actor and artist infects every page. Mr. Richman has an ear for dialogue, sometimes passionate, sometimes humorous, but always interesting, always keeping the story moving, always in character, always revealing. As an artist, the author has the ability to give verity to his scenes by vivid description that has both detail and coloration, makes time and place come alive. And, of course, he knows the theatrical and motion picture world his characters inhabit. Rich in humor, in action, in steamy sex, in narrative drive, Hollander's Deal guarantees the reader a memorable adventure. My advice: Buy it!

Perhaps Mr. Richman should stick to acting. He's written a book alright--it's got ink, paper--even a dust jacket, but one wonders why he decided to leave the lucrative world of character acting for the literary life. The book is shamefully autobiographical--perhaps typical of the cultivated Hollywood ego. The plot is uninteresting, the characters are one dimensional, and the language so contrived it's almost laughable. Save the money you would have spent on this one, and, if you really want to see Mr. Richman's finest work, go rent reruns of "Three's Company".