My name is Gus Bailey…It should be pointed out that it is
a regular feature of my life that people whisper things in
my ear, very private things, about themselves or others. I
have always understood the art of listening.
The
last two years have been monstrously unpleasant for
high-society journalist Gus Bailey. His propensity for
gossip has finally gotten him into trouble—$11 million
worth. His problems begin when he falls hook, line, and
sinker for a fake story from an unreliable source and
repeats it on a radio program. As a result of his flip
comments, Gus becomes embroiled in a nasty slander suit
brought by Kyle Cramden, the powerful congressman he accuses
of being involved in the mysterious disappearance of a young
woman, and he fears it could mean the end of
him.
The stress of the lawsuit makes it difficult
for Gus to focus on the novel he has been contracted to
write, which is based on the suspicious death of billionaire
Konstantin Zacharias. It is a story that has dominated the
party conversations of Manhattan's chattering classes for
more than two years. The convicted murderer is behind bars,
but Gus is not convinced that justice was served. There are
too many unanswered questions, such as why a paranoid man
who was usually accompanied by bodyguards was without
protection the very night he perished in a tragic
fire.
Konstantin's hot-tempered widow, Perla, is
obsessed with climbing the social ladder and, as a result,
she will do anything to suppress this potentially damaging
story. Gus is convinced she is the only thing standing
between him and the truth.
Dominick Dunne revives
the world he first introduced in his mega-bestselling novel
People Like Us, and he brings readers up to date on
favorite characters such as Ruby and Elias Renthal, Lil
Altemus, and, of course, the beloved Gus Bailey. Once again,
he invites us to pull up a seat at the most important tables
at Swifty's, get past the doormen at esteemed social clubs
like The Butterfield, and venture into the innermost
chambers of the Upper East Side's most sumptuous mansions.
Too Much Money is a satisfying, mischievous,
and compulsively readable tale by the most brilliant society
chronicler of our time—the man who knew all the secrets and
wasn't afraid to share them.
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