TooMuchMoney
- 作者
- 出版社 CrownPublishingGroup
- 出版时间 2009年12月
- ISBN 9780609603871
- 定价 229.70
内容简介
MynameisGusBailey…Itshouldbepointedoutthatitisaregularfeatureofmylifethatpeoplewhisperthingsinmyear，veryprivatethings，aboutthemselvesorothers.Ihavealwaysunderstoodtheartoflistening.Thelasttwoyearshavebeenmonstrouslyunpleasantforhigh-societyjournalistGusBailey.Hispropensityforgossiphasfinallygottenhimintotrouble—$11millionworth.Hisproblemsbeginwhenhefallshook，line，andsinkerforafakestoryfromanunreliablesourceandrepeatsitonaradioprogram.Asaresultofhisflipcomments，GusbecomesembroiledinanastyslandersuitbroughtbyKyleCramden，thepowerfulcongressmanheaccusesofbeinginvolvedinthemysteriousdisappearanceofayoungwoman，andhefearsitcouldmeantheendofhim.ThestressofthelawsuitmakesitdifficultforGustofocusonthenovelhehasbeencontractedtowrite，whichisbasedonthesuspiciousdeathofbillionaireKonstantinZacharias.ItisastorythathasdominatedthepartyconversationsofManhattan'schatteringclassesformorethantwoyears.Theconvictedmurdererisbehindbars，butGusisnotconvincedthatjusticewasserved.Therearetoomanyunansweredquestions，suchaswhyaparanoidmanwhowasusuallyaccompaniedbybodyguardswaswithoutprotectiontheverynightheperishedinatragicfire.Konstantin'shot-temperedwidow，Perla，isobsessedwithclimbingthesocialladderand，asaresult，shewilldoanythingtosuppressthispotentiallydamagingstory.Gusisconvincedsheistheonlythingstandingbetweenhimandthetruth.DominickDunnerevivestheworldhefirstintroducedinhismega-bestsellingnovelPeopleLikeUs，andhebringsreadersuptodateonfavoritecharacterssuchasRubyandEliasRenthal，LilAltemus，and，ofcourse，thebelovedGusBailey.Onceagain，heinvitesustopullupaseatatthemostimportanttablesatSwifty's，getpastthedoormenatesteemedsocialclubslikeTheButterfield，andventureintotheinnermostchambersoftheUpperEastSide'smostsumptuousmansions.TooMuchMoneyisasatisfying，mischievous，andcompulsivelyreadabletalebythemostbrilliantsocietychroniclerofourtime—themanwhoknewallthesecretsandwasn'tafraidtosharethem.
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