Děj románu je zasazen do mýty opředeného prostředí zábavního průmyslu, do Hollywoodu. Sleduje osudy čtyř osob - herečky Meredith, divadelního a filmového agenta Maxe, amerického scénáristy Williama a jeho pracovní a životní družky Jay. Autorka nešetří ironizujícím nadhledem na zákulisí velkého byznysu.
El libro presenta al psicópata Hannibal Lecter y al agente Jack Crawford, quien busca la ayuda de Will Graham para resolver una serie de brutales asesinatos en Birmingham y Atlanta. Graham, que ya ha desenmascarado a Lecter, se convierte en clave para entender el perfil del asesino conocido como el Dragón Rojo.
A mother embarks on a relentless quest to track down her daughter's killer, driven by grief and vengeance. As she delves deeper into the investigation, she must navigate a dangerous world where the hunter becomes the hunted. Tension mounts as the lines blur between justice and revenge, raising the stakes in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Will she succeed in her pursuit, or will her quest for closure lead to her own demise?
Impassioned in its anger, lethal in its aim, American Hero paints a scathing portrait of the strange place this country had become in the Reagan-Bush years--and shows how only Hollywood could have taken full advantage of the demise of the Old World Order.
An earthquake and tidal wave sweep John Dollar, Charlotte, and her pupils into the violent sea. They come to consciousness on the beach huddled around a paralyzed John Dollar.
"Oates's ostensible diary of the paroled sex offender Quentin P. provides a psychologically astute portrait of the way cold calculation and dark obsession combine in a serial killer to make him both horrifyingly successful and maddeningly elusive"--Back printed wrapper