A Bright and Guilty Place

Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book A Bright and Guilty Place by Richard Rayner, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Richard Rayner ISBN: 9780385530118
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: June 23, 2009
Imprint: Anchor Language: English
Author: Richard Rayner
ISBN: 9780385530118
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: June 23, 2009
Imprint: Anchor
Language: English

Best Book of the Year
The Los Angeles TimesThe Washington Post

Los Angeles was the fastest growing city in the world, mad with oil fever, get-rich-quick schemes, and celebrity scandals. It was also rife with organized crime, with a mayor in the pocket of the syndicates and a DA taking bribes to throw trials. In A Bright and Guilty Place, Richard Rayner narrates the entwined lives of two men, Dave Clark and Leslie White, who were caught up in the crimes, murders, and swindles of the day. Over a few transformative years, as the boom times shaded into the Depression, the adventures of Clark and White would inspire pulp fiction and replace L.A.’s reckless optimism with a new cynicism. Together, theirs is the tale of how the city of sunshine went noir.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Best Book of the Year
The Los Angeles TimesThe Washington Post

Los Angeles was the fastest growing city in the world, mad with oil fever, get-rich-quick schemes, and celebrity scandals. It was also rife with organized crime, with a mayor in the pocket of the syndicates and a DA taking bribes to throw trials. In A Bright and Guilty Place, Richard Rayner narrates the entwined lives of two men, Dave Clark and Leslie White, who were caught up in the crimes, murders, and swindles of the day. Over a few transformative years, as the boom times shaded into the Depression, the adventures of Clark and White would inspire pulp fiction and replace L.A.’s reckless optimism with a new cynicism. Together, theirs is the tale of how the city of sunshine went noir.

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book The Billion Dollar Game by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book Raising Steam by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book Niceville by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book The Ash Garden by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book Emma: A Modern Retelling by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book I Say a Little Prayer by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book Master of Shadows by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book A Brotherhood of Spies by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book The New Silk Roads by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book The Forgotten by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book Long Man by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book Killing Mister Watson by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book The Man Who Ate His Boots by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book Stephen Sondheim by Richard Rayner
Cover of the book The Blue Afternoon by Richard Rayner
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy