Alter ego : a novel

Title Alter ego : a novel
Names Segura, Alex.
Book Number DB125758
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Books
Annotation "Alex Segura, LA Times Book Prize-winning author of Secret Identity, returns with a clever and escapist mystery set in the world of comic books. In the present day, a comics legend is given the chance to revive a beloved but forgotten character. But at what price? Annie Bustamante is a cultural force like none other: an acclaimed filmmaker, an author, a comic book artist known for one of the all time best superhero comics in recent memory. But she's never been able to tackle her longtime favorite superhero, the Lethal Lynx. Only known to the most die-hard comics fans and long out of print, the rights were never available-until now. But Annie is skeptical of who is making the offer: Bert Carlyle's father started Triumph Comics, and has long claimed ownership of the Lynx. When she starts getting anonymous messages urging her not to trust anyone, Annie's inner alarms go off. Even worse? Carlyle wants to pair her with a disgraced filmmaker for a desperate media play. Annie, who has been called a genius, a sell-out, a visionary, a hack, and everything else under the sun, is sick of the money grab. For the first time since she started reading a tattered copy of The Legendary Lynx #1 as a kid, she feels a pure, creative spark. The chance to tell a story her way. She's not about to let that go. Even if it means uncovering the dark truth about the character she loves. Sharply written, deftly plotted, and with a palpable affection for all kinds of storytelling, Alter Ego is a one-of-a-kind reading experience."-- Provided by publisher. -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
Narrator Corzo, Frankie.
Local Subject Women's Issues - WOM
Suspense - SUS
Mystery & Detective - MYS
Mystery-American - MAM
Southern Fiction - SOF
Exclusion - Violence - VI
Sequel - SEQ
Exclusion - Male Narrator - MN
Exclusion - Short Book - SH
LC Subject Comics artists - Fiction
Superheroes - Fiction
Women detectives - Fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction
Novels
Fiction
Call Number 813.6 AFI
Language English
Original Publication Reissue of: 2024 9781250369581 2024
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