Pariah
By Dan Fesperman
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
A tongue-in-cheek, romping, and ultimately forgettable novel about a famous actor whose womanizing and alcohol abuse combine for a “Me Too” moment that basically ends in his career. In a drunken fog, he agrees help what he thinks is the CIA to bring down an Eastern European dictator who just happens to be a fan of his films. Murder, mayhem, a little sex, and of course mistaken identity figure into the story, which ultimately becomes, of course, a story of redemption. Take it or leave it, but it was a fun diversion.