# Frank's Shadow - Hardcover

by **Doug McIntyre** (Author)

**We leave shadows, not footprints.**  
Newlywed Danny McKenna's honeymoon ends abruptly when he learns his father has died, uncannily, on the same day as his hero, Frank Sinatra. Returning home to his knotty Irish American family, Danny is confronted with a painful truth--while he knows everything about the famous singer, his own father is a mystery. Tasked with giving a eulogy for a man he hardly knows, Danny sets out to uncover his dad's past--an immigrant's tale of mid-twentieth-century America and the harsh realities of WWII lived in stark contrast to Frank Sinatra's famously extravagant life.  
Along the way, Danny's own demons nearly destroy him as he struggles to accept his father's deepest secret--a journey that takes him into the heart of darkness before he learns to live in the light.  
​Fame, family, and forgiveness are among the many themes in Doug McIntyre's debut novel, a story full of vibrant scenery, gripping characters, humor, and profound moments of self-realization. _Frank's Shadow_ is a deeply (sometimes darkly) human story wrapped in the trappings of a delightfully gritty love letter to New York City's less glamorous neighborhoods.

### Author Biography

Doug McIntyre is the long-time columnist for the Southern California News Group which includes the _Los Angeles Daily News_ and _Orange County Register_, as well as the creator of _Red Eye Radio_ heard nationally on hundreds of radio stations. He also hosted a successful show on WABC in New York City and the long-running "_McIntyre in the Morning"_ on KABC in Los Angeles. A television and film writer/producer, McIntyre has written for all the major networks, including the hit series, _Married... With Children_, _WKRP in Cincinnati, Full House, Mike Hammer_ and the award-winning PBS series, _Liberty's Kids_. As an emcee, Doug has hosted evenings with Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, President George W. Bush, Betty White, Misty Copeland, John Cleese, John Glenn, Ken Burns, Malala Yousafzai, Colin Powell, Robert Redford and many others. Doug and his wife, actress/writer Penny Peyser, wrote/directed and produced the award-winning documentary, _Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon_. New York born and raised, Doug and Penny live in Los Angeles.

**Number of Pages:** 272

**Dimensions:** 1 x 9.38 x 6.35 IN

**Publication Date:** July 18, 2023

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