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Howard Michael Gould’s Hollywood Thriller “Last Looks”

Those are the thoughts of Charlie Waldo, an ex-cop who’s gotten sucked into a Hollywood murder case, in Howard Michael Gould’s first novel, Last Looks (Dutton). A one-time super-cop who spectacularly messed up a triple-murder investigation, he reacted to it all by burning his life down and retreating to the woods,…

Neil NyrenAugust 10, 2018

Romance

Tall Poppies Review: “Entanglement” Is a Story of Friendship, Loyalty and Struggles

Entanglement by Katie Rose Guest Pryal is an evocative story of enduring friendship and the ties that bind. Charismatic Daphne, and her more reserved best friend Greta, both have troubled pasts so they are anxious to start an exciting new chapter in Los Angeles near the glitz and glamour of…

Diane HaegerNovember 2, 2017

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Latest Bruno Johnson Thriller Sets Him on the Trail of Kidnapped Child

Here’s what we learn in the first 10 pages of David Putnam’s The Sinister (Oceanview), the latest in his thriller series featuring ex-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson: Johnson and his wife have been hiding out in a fancy Los Angeles hotel for about two months and have racked up a bill in…

BookTribFebruary 22, 2022

Children's Books

Beloved Writers Wolitzer and Sloan Pair Unlikely Friends

So begins one of the zaniest, touching and innovative novels about friendship and family that you’ll come across. In To Night Owl From Dogfish (Dial and Dutton Books for Young Readers), bestselling authors and friends Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer tell the story of two girls who start out as strangers and end up as…

Jim AlkonFebruary 8, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: “Fallout Girl” Seeks Freedom From a Fractured Family

I'm a sucker for broken families--well, stories about them, anyway. Throw in secrets, especially L.A. secrets, and I'm in with both feet. Most of the cast in Fallout Girl (Blue Crow Publishing) are twenty-somethings. It's the age of becoming: choosing a career and a place to live, figuring out what…

Sonja YoergJune 28, 2018

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ITW Spotlight: Mosley’s New “Easy Rawlins” Takes Us to Tumultous 1969 L.A.

Readers who have been waiting for a new Easy Rawlins novel will cheer the arrival of Blood Grove (Mulholland Books). The latest novel from Walter Mosley has both the broad scope and the thought-provoking insight we’ve come to expect from this master of his craft. In the protest-heavy year of…

Austin S. CamachoFebruary 5, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Thrillers

Off to the City of Angels and the Devil in a Blue Dress

I’m taking a break from the gray skies and holiday-decked-out New York City and flying off to sunny Los Angeles. Come join me through audiobooks. Perhaps because Los Angeles is associated with Hollywood, glitter, glamour, big dreams, celebrities, and sun, it’s also known for the dark side that seethes just…

Ellen QuintDecember 19, 2018

Miscellany Podcasts

Writer’s Bone Podcast: A Talk with Diane Ratican, Author of ‘Why LA? Pourquoi Paris?’

Writer's Bone Podcast, hosted by Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy, gives insight into the world of writing and sheds light on some of your favorite writers every week! Diane Ratican, author of Why LA? Pourquoi Paris?, talks to Daniel Ford about what she loves most about Los Angeles and Paris,…

Daniel FordDecember 4, 2017

Howard Michael Gould’s Hollywood Thriller “Last Looks”

Tall Poppies Review: “Entanglement” Is a Story of Friendship, Loyalty and Struggles

Latest Bruno Johnson Thriller Sets Him on the Trail of Kidnapped Child

Beloved Writers Wolitzer and Sloan Pair Unlikely Friends

Tall Poppies Review: “Fallout Girl” Seeks Freedom From a Fractured Family

ITW Spotlight: Mosley’s New “Easy Rawlins” Takes Us to Tumultous 1969 L.A.

Off to the City of Angels and the Devil in a Blue Dress

Writer’s Bone Podcast: A Talk with Diane Ratican, Author of ‘Why LA? Pourquoi Paris?’

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