The Showrunner [Paperback]

The hiring of a new assistant triggers a power struggle between an aging TV show creator and her former prot?g?e.

Rising-star showrunner Stacey McCreedy has one goal: to leave behind her nerd-girl origins and become a power player  like Ann Dalloni, her former mentor and current producing partner. Ann, meanwhile, is feeling her age and losing her mind. But shell be damned if she cedes control of their hit primetime TV show to Stacey.

After Ann hires Jenna, a young actress hoping to restart her stalled career, as an assistant, the relationship between Ann and Stacey deteriorates into a blood feud. Soon, Jenna must choose whom to support and whom to betray to achieve her own ends. And Stacey will find out if she possesses the killer instinct needed to stay on top.In The Showrunner, Moritsugu has written a compelling, suspenseful tale that bares the tawdry aspects of showbiz politics with more sophistication and drama than it really deserves.The hiring of a new assistant triggers a power struggle between an aging TV show creator and her prot?g?e-turned-partner in a suspenseful, relatable, wickedly entertaining novel about powerful, ambitious women competing for the top job.Another deftly crafted and riveting novel by an author with a genuine flair for inherently engaging and unfailingly entertaining narrative driven storytelling.Moritsugu pulls no punches in this delightfully twisty tale ... This Joan Collins-meets-Lauren Weisberger is a beach read no-brainer.Once you get started reading this novel, it's really hard to quit and hold on for the ending when things take a turn for the, um, murderous.The Showrunnerhas all the drama ofAll About Eveand the attention to detail ofThe Devil Wears Prada. Moritsugu nails the California sun-drenched anorexic ethos. She rivals Nathanael Wests fabulous descriptions of Hollywood where the hopefuls become twisted by their own ambitions.I am addicted to Kim Moritsugus writing. I love hel1