books about: los     books:     Los      Kindred (Bluestreak Black Women Writers) Octavia E. Butler Beacon Press, 2004 An Excellent Introduction to this Writer Unfortunately, this inspired writer recently died. I encourage ALL to review her works. This novel was my introduction to Octavia E. Butler, and I would advise any enthusiasts of speculative and science fiction to investigate it, and her multiple works!             The Brass Verdict: A Novel Michael Connelly Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for ...             Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition Marc Reisner Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993 Ahead of its time This was a return engagement to "Cadillac Desert", as I had read the original in the 1980s, amazed at the time, considering it a premier example of thorough history and analysis in a subject about which few people knew much at all. What could have been a "dry" subject ...             How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret, and Remorse Mike Gilbert Regnery Publishing, 2008 A wonderful Soul-Searching Book! This is, perhaps, the best book on OJ Simpson I have ever read (and I've read them all)! Mike Gilbert shares the raw emotions felt by OJ's inner circle...this is a very powerful account, as it reveals what it was like being there at Rockingham, and in the jail with ...             American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century Howard Blum Crown, 2008 Fast-paced, relevant historical novel I absolutely enjoyed this book. The arrangement of scenes is very much like the old silents, including the films of D.W. Griffith-- short while advancing the plot, cutting between the characters. This technique doesn't suit all readers, but this vingette approach ...             Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole) Robert Crais Simon & Schuster, 2008 Robert Crais does not disappoint! My spouse and I are avid readers of both the Elvis Cole and Stephanie Plum (by Janet Evanovich) series. Both are plagued by longtime fans who have grown so close to these characters that they think they can dictate their demeanor and mood, as well as critiquing the ...             The Overlook (Harry Bosch) Michael Connelly Vision, 2008 A Great Overlook!!! This current Harry Bosch offering by Michael Connelly is just as exciting as all his other Harry Bosch offerings. Michael is an expert in writing detective novels, as he was a Crime Reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Harry is a Detective for the Hollywood Special ...             Bright Shiny Morning James Frey Harper, 2008 Wonderfully Different I was at first taken aback by the unusual writing style and the fact that the story seemed to jump around, but soon grew comfortable and found that the book flowed beautifully for me. The author skillfully weaves the history of Los Angeles with the lives of a variety ...             Love Walked In Marisa de los Santos Plume, 2006 Delightful! Marisa de los Santos is an exceptional writer. Her style captivated me from page one. A great story. Wonderful.             Belong to Me: A Novel Marisa De Los Santos William Morrow, 2008 From S. Krishna's Books Belong to Me picks up the story of Cornelia Brown from de los Santos's debut bestseller Love Walked In, a book that is still on The New York Times paperback list. The book opens with Cornelia and Teo's recent move to the suburbs, where Cornelia is finding that it may ...             The Monkey's Raincoat Robert Crais Crimeline, 1992 first Robert Crais novel This is my first Crais novel and was told in a newspaper review of his latest Elvis Cole book to go back and start with the first Cole adventure. I am so glad I did. It was a great introduction! I will now read every one of them.             The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler Vintage, 1988 A Must Read What more can or needs to be said about Raymond Chandler and The Big Sleep? Not much. The Big Sleep was his first novel, introduced Philip Marlowe, and is often considered his best work. The Big Sleep is a good whodunit, but Chandler shines when he examines the ...             Compulsion (Alex Delaware, No. 22) Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine Books, 2008 An Old Friend. . . I have done a lot of Kellerman's books on audio; John Rubenstein is a superb reader. I purchased this Kellerman out of state while fleeing Hurricane Ike, and needed something to read in my motel room. This is the latest in a long series of Delaware books, and the ...             The Long Goodbye Raymond Chandler Vintage, 1988 Arguably Chandler's Best You don't read Raymond Chandler for the plots--you read him for the magnificent "hard boiled" prose. The Long Goodbye is probably his most complex work, full of world-weary insights and a somewhat more "tender" Marlowe. The great pleasure of The Long Goodbye is seeing ...             Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Luis J. Rodriguez Touchstone, 2005 Empowering and Emotional I had no choice when it came to reading this book. It was after all, required in my college english class in order to survive the masses of quizzes and essays. But I will say that although I did not want to read this book at first, once I read the first couple pages I ...          products you might be interested in search for books bluestreak, compulsion, disappearing, hollywood, lightning, violence      toavi.com    web we recommend Empowering and Emotional randomly chosen book: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America