false 532899 6 A French television producer putting together an affectionate documentary series about famous show business blondes hires a detective agency to track down one of his personal favorites--a singer named Gloria Stella, whose brief burst of fame was cut short when she was jailed for pushing her lover off a roof. Now Gloria has changed her name and her appearance, she hides out in seedy seaside town and is quietly going crazy. That's the endearing premise of this wry and offbeat thriller written by popular French author Jean Echenoz and translated with perfect pitch by Mark Polizzotti. If you'd like to see what thriller readers in other countries are getting excited about these days, here's an easy way into another culture. Other books by Echenoz available in paperback: <i>Cherokee</i>, <i>Double Jeopardy</i>. 520445 1995 Big Blondes (New Press International Fiction) total:17|5:5|4:2|3:8|2:2| 17 61 23 3 2 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Nov 13 10:46:46 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 10:48:02 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Thu Apr 16 06:54:55 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:55:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 03:12:16 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 14:06:43 -0700 2009 Mon préféré d'Echnoz après "Je m'en vais".]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 14:59:30 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:59:30 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:58:44 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 00:58:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 06 09:31:47 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 09:31:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 05 20:50:40 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 20:50:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 25 11:25:46 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 11:25:54 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 25 10:47:52 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 10:47:52 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Feb 14 12:55:06 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 12:55:06 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 16 14:43:29 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 14:43:29 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 06 15:03:28 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 15:03:28 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Nov 17 16:26:52 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 04 20:24:06 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 16:26:52 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Sep 12 03:07:08 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 03:07:08 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Sep 09 09:07:11 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 09:07:14 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jul 28 13:12:56 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 13:12:56 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jun 29 00:24:06 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 00:24:06 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Feb 03 21:31:33 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 21:31:33 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Jan 13 18:05:02 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 18:05:15 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Dec 07 17:09:05 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 17:09:05 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=532899