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More recently, local author Michael Craft’s novel "Desert Getaway" gave us plenty to nosh on literally. The genre grabbed readers’ attention yet again last year with the release of "Palm Springs Noir," edited by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Noir has made more than a blip on the creative radar lately. And still, Palm Springs makes a certain point all on its own, I think.” All you have to do is step outside of it and you get this idea that it's a false oasis. We're kind of revisiting and reliving it here, and yet, we're in the middle of the desert. “All these beautiful midcentury modern houses, which hearken back to optimism and a belief in the idea of the American dream coming true.

It's the American dream, in many ways,” Ebersole says. “For me, Palm Springs is an interesting oasis. Having some of the drama play out in Palm Springs was intentional.

“I guess that’s part of the detective work for the reader - trying to figure out what's what. I’m in every character, so it's very different to feel that exposed (with this book) and to know that when people are reading it, they're thinking to themselves, ‘Did that happen to him? Did that not happen to him? Did he make that part up?’” But it's the story about the people as much as it is about the author. “It’s similar with writing in that you can hide behind your characters. “When you’re a filmmaker, you hide behind your movies you put your characters out front, even when it's documentary - the subject you're focusing on becomes what people are talking about,” Ebersole says. Once he had the concept, he said the story naturally “flowed” through him. Suddenly, he wondered: What lengths will people go to achieve their dreams? When the couple saw Johnny Mathis perform the song "99 Miles from L.A." (from songwriters David Hal and Hammond Albert Louis) here in the valley, Ebersole’s interest piqued.