From Publishers Weekly
Ambitious Hollywood ingenue Frannie Rosen lands a part in a horror movie directed by the celebrated (and reviled) Victor Madison, but gets more than she bargained for in the demonic possession department when a violent and slutty real-life doppelganger takes over her body. The over-the-top, irreverent serving of horror and Hollywood noir in Fifty Cents for Your Soul is something of a departure for Dietz (Footprints in the Butter, etc.), but who can resist a book that opens with "The woman who straddled Victor Madison had hiccups"?
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Review
"A combination mystery-horror novel with a strong story line that will appeal to readers of both genres" Harriet Klausner -- Mysterious Readers, March 12, 2002
"An explosion of sex, religion and demons wrapped up in a feast of sharp, black humor ... Highly Recommended!" L. Martinez -- Murder on the Woo Woo Express, March 2002
"Over-the-top, irreverent serving of horror and Hollywood noir ... Who can resist?" -- Publishers Weekly, April 8, 2002
"This was definitely different and I enjoyed it immensely ... it will be considered a gem" Barbara Douglas -- Murder by the Book, Houston, TX, March 2002
"An explosion of sex, religion and demons wrapped up in a feast of sharp, black humor ... Highly Recommended!" L. Martinez -- Murder on the Woo Woo Express, March 2002
"Over-the-top, irreverent serving of horror and Hollywood noir ... Who can resist?" -- Publishers Weekly, April 8, 2002
"This was definitely different and I enjoyed it immensely ... it will be considered a gem" Barbara Douglas -- Murder by the Book, Houston, TX, March 2002
Book Description
An irreverent mystery-driven black comedy inspired by strange events that plagued the filming of "The Exorcist" ...
Frannie Rosen's psychic mentions a brilliant future, but she never tells the straight-laced and naive Frannie that she will be possessed by a promiscuous doppelganger. All Frannie wants is an Oscar-winning role. What she gets is far more than that, especially when she's cast in a horror film about demonic possession, directed by the legendary Victor Madison. Victor Madison is universally and deservedly hated. His murder surprises no one but Frannie; his murderer is a surprise to everyone BUT Frannie.
(The author's sister doubled for Linda Blair in "The Exorcist.")
About the Author
Denise Dietz is the best-selling author of six novels, including FIFTY CENTS FOR YOUR SOUL, is a contributing author to two mystery anthologies, and has co-written a seventh novel. A popular panelist/speaker at mystery conferences, Dietz lives on Vancouver Island with her husband, novelist Gordon Aalborg. She is currently writing a new mystery with the working title Eye of Newt.
