Robert Eversz opens his first in the NINA ZERO series with the title: CONFESSION OF AN ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST copyrighted 1995 by Mary Alice Baker. It’s a confession written by our unique protagonist to her mother, Florence Alice Baker. And with this opening we understand that our heroine wants her mother to know exactly what happened to her. As reader, we are cast in the role of concerned mother and the responsibility makes us listen to the details, even the unspoken words that explain how our very own daughter, a sweet young thing, who begins the story at the point when she’s working at the Hansel & Gretel’s Baby Photo Studio, became labeled a terrorist and a killer. Let me just say that you won’t be bored. The transformation that this young woman goes through is an exhilarating ride through the Hollywood backroads, the art world and the subculture of LA’s punk and crime scene. What we learn about Mary Alice Baker, who quickly becomes Nino Zero, is that she may be naive but she ain’t dumb. If her family life has warped her you can’t blame her for that. And if her boyfriend is a coward, a sleaze and an opportunist of the worse kind, that’s not really Mary Alice’s fault either. That she takes none of it lying down is only admirable. The unexpected is half the fun of this story but just keep in mind that a Yale key can unlock any number of things including a storage locker. And that a friend in the movie business is a friend in deed and you’ll be set up for the ride of your life. Not to mention the fact that you’ll have every reason to be concerned about Mary Alice, uh er, Nino Zero, every step of the way. After you’ve read SHOOTING ELVIS, check out KILLLING PAPARAZZI, the next book in the NINA ZERO series by Robert M. Eversz. |
