Collins Avenue Confidential, Tome 7 : The Big Comeback

Résumé

A Novel About Bluffing

"Nobody wants a has-been pop star." The record companies don't return Alex's calls since his fall from the pop charts. He's only left with his laptop full of new song ideas for a big comeback, and Murray, his pathological liar of a manager-boyfriend. Alex holes up in a cheap hotel to take a break from Murray's harangues and try to write music.

"This hotel guest looks really familiar." Luke is only twenty, but he was a fan of Alex's music back in the day. Alex checks in at the hotel where Luke works, and Luke thinks he looks familiar. Their friendship develops quickly, although they assume each other to be straight, and Alex can't be sure that Luke is for real, while Luke is afraid to ask Alex whether he's the pop star he remembers.

Through crooked music industry deceptions, brainstorming beach walks, and the small joys of Christmas and New Year, Alex and Luke find their way to the big comeback.