The Instant #1 New York Times bestsellerQuentin Tarantino's long-awaited first work of fiction ? at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal ? is the always surprising, sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award- winning film.RICK DALTON ? Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick's a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it?CLIFF BOOTH ? Rick's stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he's the only one there who might have gotten away with murder. . . .SHARON TATE ? She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon's salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills.CHARLES MANSON ? The ex-con's got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he's their spiritual leader, but he'd trade it all to be a rock 'n' roll star.HOLLYWOOD 1969 ? YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERESupplemental enhancement pdf accompanies the CD edition. If you have trouble accessing the pdf please email: CustomerCare@harpercollins.com.