Genuine Lies
A Novel
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4.5 • 414 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts weaves scandal, celebrity secrets, and murder into an explosive novel of Hollywood almost too wicked not to be true: the story of a legendary actress who knows too much—and the woman she’s chosen to reveal it all. . . .
Eve Benedict is the kind of subject who could make any biographer’s career. Last of the movie goddesses, she has two Oscars, four ex-husbands, and a legion of lovers, both famous and infamous. Now she is ready to write a tell-all memoir that has even Hollywood’s richest and most powerful worried.
Julia Summers never dreamed of being chosen to tell Eve’s story. But even if it means transplanting herself and her ten-year-old son from their quiet life in Connecticut to the withering limelight of Beverly Hills, it’s an opportunity too great to pass up. But Julia never imagined how far someone would go to keep Eve Benedict’s book from being published . . . until she discovers just how dark Eve’s secrets are. And the one man Julia hopes she can trust—Eve’s stepson, Paul Winthrop—may have the most to gain if his stepmother’s story is never told . . . and if Julia’s life ends before she can write a word of the truth.
“Roberts does a beautiful job weaving together the movie star’s tittilating tales and the love story that develops.”—USA Today
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Though the opening scene of this book refers to a murder, that deed only occurs 100 pages from the end of the story, when Roberts's ( Public Secrets ) disappointing tale finally heats up. Until then, the reader is dragged through the sordid secrets of a dreary collection of friends, lovers, employees and ex-husbands of 67-year-old film star Eve Benedict. She has hired Julia Summers to write an authorized biography, an expose of Hollywood life guaranteed to irk most of her past associates. And soon an aggressor swings into action: Eve and Julia receive threatening notes; Julia's rooms are broken into twice; finally, Eve is silenced permanently. So whodunit? The suspects are legion: Eve's nephew and agent, Drake Morrison, now fired and disinherited; former lover Michael Delrickio, whose mob connections Eve planned to reveal; actress Gloria DuBarry, a symbol of morality--provided no one learns of her affair and abortion. Or maybe it was Eva's devoted supporters Nina Soloman and Dorothy Travers, who are more than just staff. Or Eve's stepson, mystery writer Paul Winthrop, who has a marked interest in Julia. Or, as the police think, Julia herself.
Customer Reviews
Genuine Lies
Well that’s was a darn good book! Couldn’t put it down! Julia, a biographical writers gets the job of a life time… write a biography of a famous actress who as many secrets to reveal as she does stories to tell. And Julia ends up in the middle of a murder and her own story to tell. Five stars!
One of Her Best
I have read most of Nora Roberts' books, and this was one of the best. It had everything - mystery, a good story line, romance, and suspense. I changed my mind several times about "who done it", before the end. It also had a LOT of characters, but they were all colorful and added to the tone of the story. And, as always, nobody writes dialog as well. An excellent read!
Perceptions create drama…
It was a slow build…Nora has a way with characters I usually figure it out right before the middle but this one took me all the way to the end. She has been my favorite author since I was 16…I never have a dull experience. This one was wrapped in reality and facade but a beautiful story of perception.