Max Allan Collins

War of the Worlds Murder, the - Disaster Series Max Allan Collins

Orson Welles is the bombastic wonder boy of radio and stage. But is he also a murderer? Walter Gibsoncreator of pulp superhero the Shadowtravels to New York City to collaborate on a script with Welles, star of the radio show The Mercury Theatre on the Air . The young Welles is a charming but difficult taskmaster who relishes dramatic blowouts with friends, lovers, and colleagues. So when a dead body is found in the studio minutes before the live broadcast of The War of the Worlds , Gibson knows Welles will be the New York Police Departments number one suspect. Gibson has exactly one hourwhile Welles is on the air enacting