Hollywood Husbands
Hollywood Husbands is a 1986 publication by British novelist Jackie Collins. It represents her 11th book and serves as the second installment in her "Hollywood" series, succeeding the 1983 hit Hollywood Wives.
Functioning as a loose sequel, the novel introduces a fresh ensemble of characters while maintaining the exploration of influence and fame within the Hollywood scene. The storyline also revolves around a suspenseful narrative about a young woman from a modest American town who endured sexual assault and was left for dead, with the titular Hollywood husbands ultimately confronting her quest for vengeance.
Collins further developed this literary universe with subsequent works such as Hollywood Kids (1994), Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2001), and Hollywood Divorces (2003).
Main characters
- Jack Python – A charismatic and affluent host of a primetime television talk show, involved in a widely publicized romance with Clarissa Browning, an Oscar-winning actress.
- Howard Soloman – The savvy and influential head of Orpheus Studios, facing demands from billionaire studio owner Zachary Klinger to secure top-tier talent including soap opera star Silver Anderson.
- Mannon Cable – A handsome and charming film actor, currently recuperating from a bitter divorce with Whitney Valentine, who has become a television icon.
- Jade Johnson – A prominent model based in New York.
- Silver Anderson – A thriving star of television soap operas.
- Wesley Money – The youthful spouse of Silver Anderson, formerly a bartender, now deeply committed to her career and life.
- Whitney Valentine – Mannon Cable’s former wife, known for her beauty but lacking in artistic talent as both an actress and pop singer.
- Clarissa Browning – A celebrated Hollywood actress recognized with awards who is also revealed to be a psychotic serial murderer.
- Heaven Anderson Klinger – The estranged teenage daughter of Silver Anderson and niece to Jack Python; secretly the offspring of billionaire Zachary Klinger, she attains fame as a singing prodigy, intensifying her mother’s envy.