{"product_id":"masquerade-john-mccarty-9781637892916","title":"Masquerade","description":"The suspenseful tale of a vengeful criminal long believed dead, set against the backdrop of turbulent post-World War 1 France and Roaring Twenties Hollywood, where Universal's super-production of a horror classic\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estarring\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLon Chaney is being sabotaged at every turn.\u003cbr\u003e________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gets right down to business from the first page and rapidly develops into an inventive re-invention of \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera. \u003c\/i\u003eA mix of the real and the unreal, tied together with a magic thread, this is a must for lovers of both the classic story and silent Hollywood.\" - \u003cb\u003eDavid McGillivray\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eactor, producer, playwright, screenwriter and film critic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This gripping fiction blends seamlessly with Hollywood fact in the 1920s as a tense murder melodrama centers around a psychopath long thought dead and the French inspector nemesis on his trail - with vivid bit parts for a feisty entertainment reporter, an innocent ingénue, and the \"man of a thousand faces\" himself: Lon Chaney Sr. A thoroughly enjoyable read.\" - \u003cb\u003eElias Savada\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eDark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, \u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHollywood's Master of the Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasquerade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a wonderful thriller that transports you from Paris, France to Hollywood during the glory days of silent film. Only a movieland insider like John McCarty could convincingly introduce us to stars like Lon Chaney while maintaining an iron grip of unrelenting suspense. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, while loving every one of them!\" - J\u003cb\u003eoseph A. Citro\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadow Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLake Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McCarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637892918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637892916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordian Knot Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"John McCarty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801116324095,"sku":"9781637892916","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/masquerade-john-mccarty-9781637892916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}