{"product_id":"masquerade-paperback-20","title":"Masquerade - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn McCarty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suspenseful tale of a vengeful criminal long believed dead, set against the backdrop of turbulent post-World War 1 France and Roaring Twenties Hollywood, where Universal's super-production of a horror classic\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estarring\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLon Chaney is being sabotaged at every turn.\u003cbr\u003e________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gets right down to business from the first page and rapidly develops into an inventive re-invention of \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera. \u003c\/i\u003eA mix of the real and the unreal, tied together with a magic thread, this is a must for lovers of both the classic story and silent Hollywood.\" - \u003cb\u003eDavid McGillivray\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eactor, producer, playwright, screenwriter and film critic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This gripping fiction blends seamlessly with Hollywood fact in the 1920s as a tense murder melodrama centers around a psychopath long thought dead and the French inspector nemesis on his trail - with vivid bit parts for a feisty entertainment reporter, an innocent ingénue, and the \"man of a thousand faces\" himself: Lon Chaney Sr. A thoroughly enjoyable read.\" - \u003cb\u003eElias Savada\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eDark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, \u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHollywood's Master of the Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasquerade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a wonderful thriller that transports you from Paris, France to Hollywood during the glory days of silent film. Only a movieland insider like John McCarty could convincingly introduce us to stars like Lon Chaney while maintaining an iron grip of unrelenting suspense. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, while loving every one of them!\" - J\u003cb\u003eoseph A. Citro\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadow Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLake Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53751241834803,"sku":"9781637892916","price":29.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rcor1oXGq9781637892916.webp?v=1785280514","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/masquerade-paperback-20","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}