{"product_id":"the-midnight-show-9798217086672","title":"The Midnight Show","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn immersive, page-turning novel about surviving as a funny woman in the male-dominated world of comedy--and what happens when the most promising female star of her generation disappears.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An utterly addictive read.\"--Amy Tintera, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eListen for the Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1980s, women were not supposed to be funny. But when a group of college improv comedians gets the chance to join a new late-night show, it's Lillian Martin who stands out. The new show was called \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Show\u003c\/i\u003e and it would air every Friday night, live from New York, and change the landscape of TV and comedy forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut first it would change Lillian's and her friends' lives. When the show becomes a runaway hit, the cast is thrown into the spotlight. Suddenly, they're skipping the line at the city's hottest clubs and posing on the cover of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. Lillian, in particular, seems destined for bigger things--until one winter night in Lower Manhattan, she vanishes, leaving nothing behind but questions. Was Lillian a victim of her own excesses? Was it a mugging gone wrong? Or could she have been killed by someone in her own inner circle? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty years later, Lillian's disappearance has still never been solved. But when a budding journalist looking to examine Lillian's story from a modern lens begins asking questions, she stirs up decades-old drama--as well as tightly-held secrets some comedy legends would much rather stay buried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA propulsive story of fame and friendship told through a variety of media--compiled interviews, articles, transcripts--\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Show\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers behind the scenes of the cutthroat world of comedy in 1980s New York and asks if the rush of getting a laugh is all it's cracked up to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJennifer Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e are the co-authors of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Antiquity Affair, The Starlets, My Fair Frauds\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Independently, Kelly is the author of the acclaimed speculative fiction novels \u003ci\u003eCity of Savages, A Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e. Thorne is the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDiavola, Lute\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eNewbourne Park\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several books for younger readers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160427852050,"sku":"9798217086672","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7e6b076-c34d-42e8-b0ff-411a33db1af1.jpg?v=1775060187","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-midnight-show-9798217086672","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}