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From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Muñoz, the author of two short story collections (The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue and Zigzagger), uses the second-person voice to draw the reader into his stellar first novel. In 1959, the Director (i.e., Alfred Hitchcock) arrives in Bakersfield, Calif., to film Psycho, along with the Actress (i.e., Janet Leigh), who's struggling to get a handle on the character she will portray. Providing counterpoint to the events surrounding the making of the iconic Hollywood film, including the search for a motel to serve as the exterior of the Bates Motel, is the story of locals Dan Watson and Teresa Garza, whose doomed love affair ends in murder. The author brilliantly presents the Actress's inner thoughts, while he handles the violence with a subtlety worthy of Hitchcock himself. The lyrical prose and sensitive portrayal of the crime's ripple effect in the small community elevate this far beyond the typical noir. 10-city author tour. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. From BooklistMu'oz (The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue, 2007) has hit upon a killer premise: the making of Psycho (with appearances by the 'actress' and the 'director') se

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Author

Manuel Muänoz

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781565125339

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.46 / 5 (509 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14