STEVE MARTINI

THE LIST

Putnam (1997)

BCE 07503

No price shown; ISBN given on back jacket and copyright page; but book club edition number also shown on back jacket:  #07503

Condition:  very very good; minor shelf wear (tiny bumping at corners, etc).

A bold and successful scheme to outwit the biggest players in publishing and film animates this novel by the bestselling author of The Judge–a suspenseful thriller in which the price of fame becomes terror. Gable Cooper has penned a novel to kill for. Six million dollars in book and film rights are looming just off the table for this unknown author. But there is a problem: Gable Cooper doesn't exist.

On-Line Commentaries:

This was my first Martini book and according to a lot of people this is “not one of Steve Martini’s best books.” If that is the case, I might have to start reading some more of his works because this was quite entertaining. 

We start with a prologue of Abby Chandlis aboard a cargo ship hiding from two guys who are trying to kill her. We don’t know who they are or why they are trying to kill her, but we know it has something to do with copyright paperwork. Abby is looking for her friend Morgan aboard the ship because she is afraid they are going to kill him also.

When I began this book I had no idea or preconceptions to what the title was referring. However, it did not take long before that became clear and book quickly developed into a quick, fast paced page turner. 

It is an entertaining book about the entertainment industry (media). The interesting thing about this book is that the plot is happening.....now!

My second Steve Martini book....and I will be seeking more.

The List unearths the publishing industry's dirty secrets. Look out because the skeletons are jumping out the closet!