The Deceivers — Joanna Barnes

FROM HOLLYWOOD PARTIES TO FABULOUS PREMIERES, FROM BACK-ROOM DEALS TO BRUTAL BETRAYALS, SURVIVAL IS THE NAME OF THE GAME

Laura Curtis -- incredible beauty, instant star. Abandoned as a child, she hungers for love, clings to her husband, and fights off the nightmares that money, drugs and fame can't erase.

Mike Stanton -- child star, has-been, Laura's husband. A high-flying user who beds rich women, L.A. is his playground and Laura's his property.

At a lavish party, the gossip is vicious, the champagne flows, careers die and flourish, and sex is for sale. In a bedroom, Mike Stanton is murdered, and Laura's illusions are crushed in a moment of naked truth. But the game goes on, and the scene still belongs to...THE DECEIVERS