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Where Love Has Gone
450 pages
A scandalous, mid-century thrill ride through the explosive drama and dark secrets of the wealthy elite.
What it feels like
Reading this novel feels like stepping into the pages of a scandalous 1960s tabloid, where the glittering lives of the wealthy conceal dark, explosive secrets. The pace is propulsive, driven by a thrilling undercurrent of greed, betrayal, and destructive passion. It immerses the reader in a tense, high-stakes atmosphere where past sins violently collide with the present. The narrative leans heavily into sensational melodrama, tracing a desperate father's plunge back into the chaotic, violent world of his ex-wife to save their estranged daughter. With its gripping, larger-than-life emotional stakes, this book is perfect for readers who devour juicy, mid-century dramas filled with fractured families, dangerous romances, and the corrupting influence of immense wealth.
- Mood
- scandalous
- tense
- explosive
- glamorous
- Tone
- dramatic
- sensational
- urgent
- cynical
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- greed and betrayal · fractured families · destructive passion · sins of the past · wealth and corruption
- The writing
- Sensational and gripping, leaning into the breathless melodrama and high-stakes tension of mid-century Hollywood scandals.
- The arc
- Moves from a settled, peaceful existence into a chaotic, desperate struggle to salvage a fractured family amidst explosive scandal.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave juicy, mid-century melodramas packed with wealthy elites, dark secrets, and explosive family dynamics.
Content notes
- murder
- violence
- family trauma
- betrayal
About the book
From the author of The New York Times #1 best-selling novel The Carpetbaggers comes a story inspired by the real-life murder of Johnny Stompanato, allegedly stabbed to death by the daughter of his lover, actress Lana Turner.
Where Love Has Gone is a thrilling tale of greed, betrayal, and passion. When first published in 1962, the novel rocked Hollywood to its core, staying on The New York Times best sellers list for 14 weeks and it is now for the first time available digitally. In love and soon to be a father, Luke Carey has the life he's always wanted. That is, until a mysterious late-night phone call summons him to San Francisco.
Luke's first daughter whom he hasn't seen in six years, fourteen-year-old Danielle, needs him, and he's desperate to do anything he can to help. But coming back into Danielle's life means facing his ex-wife Nora, and the explosive, violent drama of the life he left behind. Where Love Has Gone was adapted into the Academy Award -nominated blockbuster film of the same name, starring Oscar winners Bette Davis and Susan Hayward.*LibraryThing
Description from Open Library.
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