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Triple Shot (Paperback)
Ross Klavan, Tim O'Mara, Charles Salzberg
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1969. In advertising, there are mad men. On radio, there are funny
men. Tune In .In 1960s New York, radio is king, and Elkin and Fox
are the hottest morning team in town. Jerry Elkin is the funny half
a genius at dialects and double-talk, zingers and zany characters.
Sinatra flies him to Vegas on his private plane, and Rocky Graziano
drinks with him (and punches him). But Jerry s life? That s no
laughing matter. Secretly, he seethes at his straight-man partner,
Ted Fox, a handsome rake who d rather shtup a secretary in the
studio than entertain TV offers, a guy who makes Jerry feel less a
star and more a schmuck. Turn On .And that s before Jerry ever
hears the name Sari Rosenbloom. The stunning eighteen-year-old is a
mystical American dream, irresistible to men and her most obsessed
admirer is Jake, Jerry s son. With the 1960s world spinning out of
control, Jake is fighting for a girl who can have anyone she wants
from the world-famous artist who has sketched her nude to bon
vivant Ted Fox, who s singing her name on air. Drop Out .And that s
before Jerry gets a gander at Sari s father. Max Rosenbloom works
in salvage in other words, he burns down factories, sells poisoned
pajamas to Chinese children and sometimes buries his enemies in
cement. If Jake doesn t stop going after his princess daughter, Max
might make Jerry s son, Jerry s career and Jerry s whole post-war
world disappear right off the dial . Schmuck. A raucous, wild novel
of love, war, rioting and radio that s as funny as a heart attack
and as serious as hell. Praise for Schmuck A madcap morning-radio
team hanging with Sinatra, intimate father-and-son conversations at
the Friars Club, a mystery woman swiveling everyone s head.... Ross
Klavan was raised on this canvas. No wonder I felt in such expert
hands. David Pollock, author of Bob and Ray, Keener than Most
Persons Klavan s light touch and sharply drawn characters echo Carl
Hiaasen, and are also very much his own. Emily Bazelon, author of
Sticks and Stones I laughed out loud and also wept reading this
fast-paced novel of a Jewish Holden Caulfield. W. M. Bernstein,
author of The Realization of Concepts Delightful reading, but be
forewarned. There is often seriousness beneath a tale whose Yiddish
title means roughly a dope. It s Jewish New York and will make you
laugh one minute, wince another, but will let you find yourself in
it, no matter who you think you are. John Bowers, author of The
Colony About the Author Ross Klavan s work spans film, television,
radio, print and live performance. His original screenplay for the
film Tigerland was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, he
recently finished an adaption of John Bowers The Colony, and he has
written scripts for Miramax, Paramount and TNT, among others. The
conversation about writing he moderated with Kurt Vonnegut and Lee
Stringer was televised and published as Like Shaking Hands with
God, and his short stories have appeared in magazines and been
produced by the BBC. An earlier novel, Trax, was published under a
pseudonym. His play How I Met My (Black) Wife (Again), co-written
with Ray Iannicelli, has been produced in New York City, and he has
performed his work in numerous theaters and clubs. He has acted and
done voice work in TV and radio commercials and has lent his voice
to feature films including Casino, You Can Count On Me and
Revolutionary Road and the new Amazon web series Alpha House,
written by Gary Trudeau. He has worked as a newspaper and radio
journalist in London and New York City. He lives in New York City
with his wife, the painter, Mary Jones.
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