The Song is You
Gil “Hop” Hopkins is a glad-handing fixer for a Hollywood studio, officially a publicity agent. In his mind, he’s a cool, fun-loving womanizer.
However, when a missing person / murder case two years cold is resurrected, Hop finds himself acting the gumshoe to uncover and then hide the truth.
A look into the dark parts of Hollywood, no one is spared—not the reader, the victims, or hop—from questions such as: how far are you willing to go for your employers; are you one of “those sorts” of guys; how do the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves match reality?
I felt that this was an interesting introduction to noir. Abbott captures the grimy feel of Hollywood, creeps that can’t possibly consider women as anything other than objects, and stale cigarettes everywhere. It’s disturbing and yet utterly riveting.
Far from a cozy mystery, read this if you are willing to be uncomfortable.