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IMAGE Wanton Ways
LA Times MagazineMysterious scents of noir fiction sure to liberate your own inner femme fatale... -
Ten Most Wanted
LA Times MagazineA year in crime fiction, curated by Mysterious Bookshop maestro Otto Penzler... -
Oscars by the Numbers
LA Times MagazineSurprising stats from the most famous awards show of them all... -
Interview: When 'L.A. Noir' meets 'The Walking Dead'
Jacket CopyThe author of the true chronicle of mid-century mobsters and cops talks about his book being developed for TV by Frank Darabont, who breathed life into the zombie story "The Walking Dead."... -
Happy birthday, Raymond Chandler!
Jacket CopyExcerpts from an amazing 1957 interview between Raymond Chandler and Ian Fleming.... -
Book review: 'Before I Go to Sleep' by S.J. Watson
Special to the Los Angeles TimesS.J. Watson's debut novel, "Before I Go to Sleep," is a brilliant, nasty noir. It drags you down into deep, dark and disturbing waters. It entertains while touching on complex questions of the meaning of identity and memory. A young woman wakes up in bed...Tags: John Grisham, Book, Memory Loss, The Firm (tv program), Entertainment
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Book review: 'When the Thrill Is Gone' by Walter Mosley
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWalter Mosley's latest, "When the Thrill Is Gone," is the third installment (after "The Long Fall" and "Known to Evil") in the series featuring Leonid McGill, a tough, philosophic African American private detective who plies his perilous trade in today'...Tags: Crimes, World War II (1939-1945), Book, John Daly, Al Roker
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Jo Nesbo could be poised for a breakthrough
Special to the Los Angeles TimesHis friends knew he had a way with words. So when some filmmakers acquainted with Jo Nesbo asked the Norwegian crime writer to suggest a title for their upcoming horror movie, he tried to oblige. After musing on the story — friends go on a...Tags: Crimes, Ryan Adams, James Robert Thompson, Horror (genre), Crime (genre)
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Joe Gores dies at 79; prize-winning mystery writer
Joe Gores, a former San Francisco private investigator who became a prize-winning author of hardboiled mysteries such as "Hammett," "Come Morning" and "Spade & Archer," has died. He was 79.
A resident of San Anselmo, Calif., Gores died of a stomach...Tags: Crimes, Politics, Francis Ford Coppola, Murder, University of Notre Dame
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Whodunit? Otto Penzler, no doubt
Los Angeles TimesNEW YORK — For someone steeped in murder, grift and shady characters, Otto Penzler is remarkably cheerful. "I'm the happiest person you know. I am an optimist, I'm happy, I love life, I love friends, I love my job," he says in his book-lined...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Crimes, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Nelson DeMille
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Playing L.A. Noire: A book nerd detects and tries to drive
Jacket CopyA novice gameplayer with a love of LA and noir fiction tries playing LA Noire.... -
Five literary treats to last all year long
Jacket CopyFive literary treats that will last through 2011: free short stories, a new app, near-extinct words and author interviews form the Paris Review....
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