Hollywood film critic Duane Byrge pens THE RED CARPET AT CANNES, a murder-mystery

Film Critic Pens Thriller Set at
Legendary Cannes Film Festival
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Veteran film critic Duane Byrge takes readers on a behind-the-scenes thrill ride at the legendary
Cannes Film Festival in his new mystery, THE RED CARPET AT CANNES.
A longtime movie writer and editor for the Hollywood Reporter, Byrge turns to the thriller genre to tell
the tale of Ryan Hackbart, who, like Byrge, covers the Cannes Film Festival for the fictional
Hollywood Times.
Hackbart finds himself in the middle of a Hitchcock-style mystery as he becomes the prime suspect in
the murder of the lead actress of the festival's opening-night film. Interrogated but released, his
passport is confiscated, and he is hounded by the world media. He must solve the murder before the
culprit kills him or the police arrest him.
Aided by his female companion, Delisha, Ryan's investigation thrusts Hackbart into the underbelly of
the most glamorous film festival in the world and opens his eyes to what lies underneath the glitz and
glamour.

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After a long, successful career as a film journalist, Byrge decided to change to the novel format to tell
his story.
“You can reveal truths within a novel that you can’t convey with the ‘facts’ of a news story,” Byrge
explains. “It allows me to flesh out the full story of the events I have covered.”
THE RED CARPET AT CANNES will please mystery fans and film buffs alike. It's a five-star
travelogue straight into a celebrity universe of dazzling parties, high-end cuisine, superstar celebrities,
high fashion, and movie-world politics.
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About the Author
Duane Byrge has written for The Hollywood Reporter for more than 20 years. Starting out as a
secretary for the entertainment industry newspaper while he was a graduate student at the University of
Southern California, Byrge rose to serve in various capacities, including news editor and senior film
critic. He serves as a consultant to the Chicago International Film Festival, where he brought Halle
Berry to Chicago in 2001 for a career tribute.
A Wisconsin native, Byrge holds a Ph.D. in Communications, with an emphasis in Cinema, from the
University of Southern California, where he has served as a lecturer. His Ph.D. dissertation was the
basis for the book, “The Screwball Comedy Films,” which he co-authored. The book was re-released in
hardcover in 1991 by McFarland Publishing and re-released in paperback in 2001 as part of the
publication’s Classic Series.
Currently an assistant professor of Mass Communications at Virginia State University, Byrge teaches
journalism, motion picture history and appreciation, and mass communications. He is working on a
book on movie producers, “Before the Shooting Begins,” which will be published by the University of
California, Berkeley Press.
The Red Carpet at Cannes
235 pages.
Softcover: $15.99
E-book: $.99
ISBN: 10: 1097989682
ISBN: 13: 978-1097989683
Publication date: May 12, 2019
Published by Amazon Digital Services LLC
Web site: www.duanebyrge.com
Available at www.amazon.com
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