Pages [361]-375 contain a preview of the author's book, "Tishomingo blues."
Summary:
Mob-connected loan shark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind?plus his “friends” have a bad habit of dying there. So when he chases a deadbeat client out to Hollywood, Chili figures he might like to stay. This town, with its dream-makers, glitter, hucksters, and liars?plus gorgeous, partially clad would-be starlets everywhere you look?seems ideal for an enterprising criminal with a taste for the cinematic. Besides, Chili?s got an idea for a killer movie, though it could very possibly kill him to get it made.
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