A critically acclaimed best-seller set in the glamorous, gangster-dominated Hollywood of the 1940s tells the story of Blue Tyler, a child star who disappears from Hollywood and becomes a bag lady in New York City.From Publishers WeeklyFitful, often contradictory memories of a former child film star's decade of fame and the cloaked brutality that surrounded her in the film industry give shape to Dunne's latest, enthralling novel, a tragic tale of behind-the-scenes Hollywood from the '30s to the present. Skillfully interweaving numerous small narratives, Dunne ( True Confessions ) explores the steep price of stardom, the potentially destructive power of storytelling (including filmmaking) and the illusory nature of truth. Screenwriter Jack Broderick, scion of a late Hollywood billionaire, has recently lost his wife in an automobile accident and is halfheartedly researching a movie when he finds Blue Tyler living in a trailer park outside Detroit. More than 40 years after leaving Hollywood--she was blacklisted as a Communist and grieving over the death of her flamboyant gangster lover--an impoverished Blue, though mildly delusional, still retains much of her glamorous charisma. Determined to solve the puzzle of Blue's contradictory versions of her life and the real reason for her disappearance, Jack pores over records and interviews other survivors of the era--each of whom, in turn, tells a slightly different account colored by self-interest. Dunne's ear for vernacular is as keen as ever, producing gritty, on-pitch, often funny dialogue. His sharp eye and his gift for the precise, almost journalistic detail evokes Hollywood in successive eras, and his characters are as vivid and memorable as any he has ever created. Major ad/promo; author tour. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library JournalYA?A terrific read. Screen writer Jack Broderick finds himself in several awkward situations even before he winds up sharing a late-night cab ride with Blue Tyler. Tyler, a former child star 40 years removed from Hollywood, is now Autumn Breeze Trailer Park's answer to Norma Desmond. Sensing a story with a big payoff, Broderick tries to answer the questions surrounding her long hiatus. Young adults will be swept away as Jack Broderick tries to piece together the wild story of Blue Tyler. Dunne's vibrant characters and true-to-life dialogue make Playland impossible to put down.?Philip Clark, R.E. Lee High School, Springfield, VACopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Fantasy PlaylLand Series Book 2 Words total:  6,730Sleeping chez Sade is an erotic romance story of 6,200 words. Contains BDSM elements.Georgia barely managed to pass the audition to become Adult Fantasy Playland’s newest Sleeping Lady. Staying motionless while Billy used her body was the hardest thing she ever did.She knows she has no business taking the job, but two weeks under gorgeous Billy is way too good to pass up. She’s probably the only trainee to make him lose his temper, but he’s the best sex of her life.When management decides Georgia will start immediately, Billy drags her to the Marquis de Sade Village for a whole new level of training. Between restraints, whips and lots of practice, even easily orgasmic Georgia has to make progress, right?Maybe not. 

Fantasy PlaylLand Series Book 4Words: 10,020Georgia thought that getting fired from Fantasy Playland meant her sex theme park days were over. But Billy pitches a new idea to the owners: a series of live lectures on how to be a better lover, and Georgia’s the woman he wants on stage for the audition.She’ll have to spread her legs in front of hundreds of spectators. It’s an unexpected final chance, and she can’t botch it. If she makes her boss look bad again, he’ll kick her out of his life, and his bed, for good. 

Fantasy Playland Series Book 3Words: 8,840Georgia’s so horny, even a hard look makes her come. Especially when that look is from Billy, the stern, sexy instructor of the Sleeping Ladies. He’s all muscle and brooding good looks, and she can’t help but sass him, giving him plenty of reasons to punish her.Mere hours before her first shift, Billy and two other instructors give Georgia the ultimate test. She always knew she’d get fired one day, but she never imagined it would hurt like hell.Or maybe it’s the butt plug that burns so bad. Seems that getting fired is the least of her concerns. If only she hadn’t disobeyed Billy’s final order…