Quentin Tarantino&;s long-awaited first work of fiction &; at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal &; is the always surprising, sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award- winning film.RICK DALTON &; Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick&;s a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it?CLIFF BOOTH &; Rick&;s stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he&;s the only one there who might have gotten away with murder. . . .SHARON TATE &; She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon&;s salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills.CHARLES MANSON &; The ex-con&;s got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he&;s their spiritual leader, but he&;d trade it all to be a rock &;n&; roll star.HOLLYWOOD 1969 &; YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERE