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Los Angeles Noir
Los Angeles Noir | Denise Hamilton
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Los Angeles is the birthplace of noir. Maybe it's the overwhelming shadow cast by Hollywood, the blur of artifice and reality, the possibility of shucking off the past like last year's dress and reinventing yoursefl beyond your wildest dreams. Maybe it's the desperation that descends when the dream goes sour, the duplicity behind the beauty, the rot of jungle flowers. Writers like James Cain and Raymond Chandler understood the hope and horror of the City of Angels and used it to masterful effect - now, their ethos is filtered through a 21st century, multicultural lens.
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DGRachel
Los Angeles Noir | Denise Hamilton
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Picked up my book for July‘s #titlesandtunes today. I even managed not to buy anything else!

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DGRachel
Los Angeles Noir | Denise Hamilton
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I had no ideas at 5 PM. Three hours later, I had four pairings and could not decide between them. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I started with the songs and backed into books. Hotel California beat out Led Zeppelin‘s Immigrant Song, Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s I Put a Spell on You, and Concrete Blonde‘s Bloodletting simply because I think Los Angeles Noir is my best book fit, but I‘m still waffling. #titlesandtunes #sexdrugsandrocknroll #sexdrugsandrockandroll

BarbaraBB Loving this. We can add them all 😉?! 1y
Cinfhen I was just thinking the same thing @BarbaraBB xxx and Yay!!! I KNEW you‘d find inspiration, Rachel!!!! 1y
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Lizpixie
Los Angeles Noir | Denise Hamilton
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#BookMail Pt4 My 2nd purchase in the Noir series after Sydney Noir. The problem with this series is there‘s so many in it! I can already see needing a seperate bookcase📚This collection of short stories has contributions from the likes of Michael Connolly & Neal Pollack among others.

MidnightBookGirl That sounds like a great problem to have! 6y
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Heatheringheights
Los Angeles Noir | Denise Hamilton
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Found another copy of the book I accidentally left on the plane in #TheLastBookStore for half the price I bought it for in NYC. #bookadventures

BookMaven407 😍😍 7y
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