LEADING LADY has been nominated for a 2008 HAMMETT PRIZE Honoring Literary Excellence in the Field of Crime Writing, FOREWORD MAGAZINE and INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARDS for Mystery/Thriller of the Year.
LEADING LADY
Tolmitch Productions presents Leading Lady, a dramatized audiobook with an full cast and original music. Starring Richard Portnow and Beege Barkette.
On a gray winter’s day in New York a motley group of strangers are thrust together. They are:
An escaped convict intent on revenge.
An exotic dancer who dreams of becoming a great actress.
A super secret agent on an impossible mission.
Two Delta Force operatives who want to shoot everybody in sight.
A Mafia killer with a noseful of coke and a piece of broken glass in his eye.
A Russian billionaire with powerful connections.
A crooked jewelry dealer in search of a family heirloom.
A wealthy woman hiding a guilty past.
And…A three fingered Albanian crook who hopes he’ll make it through the day.
Their lives collide on a twisting, turning journey through New York’s underworld with a surprise popping up at every corner.
This suspenseful noir thriller will keep you guessing until the explosive ending.
“Veteran screenwriter and novelist Gould writes with infectious crackle and humor. Colorful back stories peppered throughout add tension.”
-Kirkus Review
“A great Sunday afternoon read.”
-Barbara Defina, producer of Goodfellows and Casino
“Readers will appreciate Heywood Gould’s wild Noir.”
-Harriet Klauser, The Mystery Gazette
