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In perfect Hollywoodese, Blood is Pretty is The Player meets The Saint -- as introduced by James Bond. A novel that may take place in Hollywood, but wherein:

• New York University Professor of Neuroscience Dr. Rudolfo Llinás’ theory of consciousness is put into the practice of dreams.
• A secret government formula is used.
• A homing devise in the form of an intimate part of the male anatomy irritates.
• A murderous, dog-loving, ex-Communist Bulgarian cowboy blows up Caltech. Not CalArts, Caltech.
• Dismemberment -- not of egos, but of body parts -- happens.
• Silly putty lips flap.
• Shit is kicked in the dungeon of a 14th Century French castle -- in 14th Century France.
• 5th Century BC Athens is visited. The Goddess is angered.
• The Bear Rug Computer Program gets high ratings -- but it might mean sex with an egg.
  
  AND
• Our heroes --the Fixxer, a man whose real name you will never know, and who once met Samuel Beckett in a bar and has the autographed book to prove it, and Roee, a failed Jewish homosexual playwright who can kill quickly and silently in several different ways, and who makes an excellent Penne with Moroccan Lamb and Mint -- want no recognition and no fame.
• But they do take the fortune.

Blood is Pretty -- Not your typical Hollywood/Suspense/Adventure Novel!

“Steve Leiva not only promises but delivers. This is a fine first novel. Bravo!”
— Ray Bradbury
--- author of Fahrenheit 451

“Blood is Pretty is a wonderful read,
a highly entertaining and impressive debut novel."
— Richard D. Zanuck
- --Producer of Jaws, Cocoon,
- - Driving Miss Daisy and Road to Perdition

Steven Paul Leiva takes a dash of James Bond, the ghost of noir, a splash of Hollywood and stirs it into Blood is Pretty, an adventurous, fast-paced first novel.”
—Melodie Johnson Howe,
---Edgar-nominated author of The Mother Shadow

“Blood is Pretty is a light, breezy page turner that actually had me laughing out loud. The Fixxer is an engaging character and so are the supporting characters around him. After reading Blood is Pretty I wanted to devour more of the adventures of the Fixxer.”
— Peter Anthony Holder
- - -Host, Holder Overnight
-- - CJAD, Montreal

“We loved Blood is Pretty! It’s a bookseller’s dream! The Fixxer will be around for a long time.”
— Harvey Jason & Louis M. Jason
-- - Owners of Mystery Pier Books
-- - on the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood

“A whodunit with a difference, Blood is Pretty is fast-paced, witty and the Fixxer is a fascinating, multi-dimensional character whose insights into the Industry (obviously based on Mr. Leiva’s experiences and observations) are sharp, informative and luridly fascinating. I hope Blood is Pretty will spawn a series of novels featuring the Fixxer.”
— Stuart Nulman
--- --Host, Book Banter
--- --CJAD, Montreal

Blood is Pretty
ISBN: 1-59286-341-8
PublishAmerica
Trade Paperback
272 pp., retail $21.95
1SBN: 1-59286-341-8