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Blue Suede Shoes
BLUE SUEDE CLUES St. Martin's, Mar 2002, 22.95, 231 pp. ISBN: 0312262493 In 1963 on the last day of shooting of Kissin Cousins, Elvis feels embarrassed by the movie, his dual roles, and the inane songs. Adding to Elvis' feelings of helplessness is the media frenzy over his romance with his co-star Ann Margaret and the left-handed comments of his current producer. At a press conference, Elvis makes it clear that with a good script he would pr...
Such Vicious Minds
St. Martin's, August 2004, 22.95, 240 pp. ISBN 03112319401 In 1965 Memphis, Elvis Presley buys out the movie theatre so he can see “Dr. Strangelove” as many times as he wants without getting in the way of any other customers. When he is had enough and returns to Graceland, he finds Colonel Tom Parker paying $5000 to Mr. Crampton to keep quiet about Elvis having sex with his underage daughter. Elvis gets angry because he never seen the teen in h...
Viva Las Vegas
St. Martin's, Mar 2003, 23.95, 288 pp. ISBN: 0312288069 Elvis is happy to be back in Vegas after a month in Graceland where Priscilla gave him a hard time because of Ann Margaret. Elvis drops in on insult comedian Howie Pickles' show at the Sahara. The next day, Elvis learns that Pickles' victim Mrs. Donaldson was murdered and nailed to the billboard of a chapel (the same one that starred in an Elvis flick). The police arrest the husband of...