Loser's Town - Paperback

Private investigator David Spandau, an ex-stuntman familiar with the ins and outs of Hollywood--a smart, tough, and wickedly funny observer of la vie L.A.--finds his patience almost sapped when he's hired to protect actor Bobby Dye from a blackmailing scheme gone wrong. Dye--young, brash, and on the verge of becoming a major star--has been set up by gangster Richie Stella, a nightclub owner and drug dealer with dreams of becoming a Hollywood producer.