THE AGENT is the delicious result of

a unique, high-voltage collabora-

tion. Created by Bill Adler, the man

behind the double-barreled phe-

nomenon of Who Killed the Robins

Family? and The Bevenge of the

Robins Family, this "Who s Who"

suspense tale of the celebrity elite is

masterfully written by David R.

Slavitt. Together, Adler and Slavitt

have devised an intriguing cat-and-

mouse game about the power-

lunching peddlers of flesh and

dreams, of trust and betrayal.

Leonard Castle is one of New

York s most influential literary

agents, and his clients include some

of the most famous--and infamous

--personalities of all time. Among

them: the disgraced ex-President,

whose temper is exceeded only by

his humiliation; the aging movie

queen, whose most memorable

roles couldn t match her carefully

concealed private life; and

the morning talk show host, whose

boyish charnl has brought him fame,

tortune--and fear. Castle knows all

their secrets, and by trading on their

hidden truths, he has made millions