Denise Hamilton
Author
Series
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
“This entry, with its high-quality stories from such genre masters as Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, outshines the typical all-original anthology.”—Publishers Weekly
In Akashic Books’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. This collection of classic stories—the...
In Akashic Books’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. This collection of classic stories—the...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maggie Silver is solidly middle class, with a mortgage to pay and an ill mother to support. Doing her best to scramble up the ladder at an elite Southern California PR firm, Maggie tackles her toughest client yet: Senator Henry Paxton, who also happens to be the father of Maggie's estranged best friend. Senator Paxton's young female aide has been found murdered, and Maggie must run damage control to prevent the scandal from growing.
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1949 Los Angeles, Lily Kessler, a former stenographer and spy for the OSS, is asked by her late fiancé's mother to find out what happened to his sister Kitty, an actress who is missing from her Hollywood boardinghouse. Although the aspiring starlets at the house insist that Kitty is off somewhere furthering her career, her body is found the next day in a ravine below the Hollywood sign. Unimpressed by the local police, Lily investigates on her...
Publisher
Great Musical Treasure
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
One of the most comprehensive films about the Hollywood musical ever produced. Screen and television icon Shirley Jones hosts this entertaining and historical document illustrated by extraordinary clips and fabulous interviews.
