And introducing Dexter Gaines : a novel of old Hollywood.

Hollywood, 1952. Blessed with the smoldering good looks that destine him for the silver screen, the unfortunately named Dan Root arrives on the scene as a naïve but ambitious 21-year-old. Mentored and exploited by a powerful and dashing Svengali-like producer and his beguiling wife -- a movie star whose career is on the tragic cusp between fame and fade-out -- Dan is transformed into the promising young actor, Dexter Gaines. Soon their three live...