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Beauty Queen

The Enchanters by James Ellroy

September 19, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: hold steady. James Ellroy is a favorite author of mine; I return to his work often. This is the second in his Freddy Otash series. And it features a “protagonist” in a lot of trouble.  I only found out less than a month ago that James Ellroy was coming out with a new book. I keep my ear close to the ground as far as Ellroy is concerned so I’m not sure why the delayed announcement here. But I put […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr15bingo, Freddy Otash, historical fiction, Hold Steady, James Ellroy, john f kennedy, los angeles, Marilyn Monroe, mystery, Robert Kennedy, The Enchanters

Jake's CBR15 Review No:134 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr15bingo, Freddy Otash, historical fiction, Hold Steady, James Ellroy, john f kennedy, los angeles, Marilyn Monroe, mystery, Robert Kennedy, The Enchanters ·
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In the City of LA

The Empty Glass by JI Baker

A Student of History by Nina Revoyr

Friend of the Devil (Reckless #2) by Ed Brubaker

November 23, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

By both design and coincidence, I read three consecutive books on Los Angeles over the last 48 hours. The first two were good 4-star reads and the third was an excellent 5-star one… The Empty Glass Oliver Stone’s Blonde. This got poor reviews and I guess I get it? I suppose it depends on what your expectations are. Me personally, I enjoyed this wild romp through Los Angeles as a low level county morgue guy tries to unravel a government conspiracy around Marilyn Monroe’s death. […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: A Student of History, conspiracy, cult, ed brubaker, Friend of the Devil, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, jfk, JI Baker, los angeles, Marilyn Monroe, mystery, Nina Revoyr, Reckless, Robert Kennedy, The Empty Glass

Jake's CBR14 Review No:202 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: A Student of History, conspiracy, cult, ed brubaker, Friend of the Devil, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, jfk, JI Baker, los angeles, Marilyn Monroe, mystery, Nina Revoyr, Reckless, Robert Kennedy, The Empty Glass ·
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