Dr. Harry Previn, the renowned Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, is secretly called in to operate on the disfigured face of the ravishingly beautiful teen pop star Fay Wray following an assault. Surrounded by image makers who value beauty over all else, he soon fears Fay is in mortal danger. Will he risk everything to save her beauty, her life, or himself?
Plastic is a novel of psychological suspense about a heinous crime that leads to a desperate Hollywood cover up. Welcome to “The Capital of Good Looks,” an ephemeral world of celebrity and beauty crashing at the intersection of Hollywood and rock and roll.
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Frank Strausser came of age as a producer, playwright, and novelist while living in The Capital
of Good Looks. His plays have been produced in LA, London’s West End, and Off Broadway, most notably Psycho Therapy's three month run at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre. Plastic is his first novel.
Strausser studied story and character development with Robert McKee and with the late Milton
Katselias, at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He is currently working on his second novel, Here Comes The Son. He attended the Radcliffe Publishing Procedures program at Harvard University and majored in English Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Palm Beach with his wife and son.
For more information, visit frankstrausser.com
My Thoughts...
In this day and time it seems almost everyone is obsessed with Plastic surgery. So this book is going to be one sought after book. Strausser did not disappoint, all my thriller fans will find this book to be one of the books on their to be read pile.
I will say it is a fast read not very long at all, but full of fun.
I gave this book 4 stars and I can't for to see what is next from Strausser.
The Mary Reader received this book from the publisher for review. A favorable review was not required and all views expressed are our own.
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