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Originally Posted by Catlady
I've just read the first two noir books by Megan Abbott: Die a Little and The Song Is You.
These were really enjoyable--all 1950s Hollywood sleaze and corruption and layers upon layers of deception. In Die a Little, a woman becomes obsessed with uncovering the secrets of her glamorous new sister-in-law. The Song Is You deals with the unsolved case of Jean Spangler, who disappeared in Hollywood in 1949.
Now I'm starting Abbott's next: Queenpin.
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Originally Posted by Russeldm
Megan Abbott rocks. I was blown away by her books, truly. And QUEENPIN is spectactular. She makes me think - a lot - of a kind of feminist Ellroy, taking that 1930's sin and telling it from a perspective we don't often think about.
I am an incredible hardboiled crime geek, so Abbot was a big discovery for me. In recent years, I've been going off the beaten track to find authors, especially the ones who do the kind of American noir I love. Big reccomendation from me is Reed Farrel Coleman, whose Moe Prager books are simply spectacular. And Gary Phillips, who tells tales of the modern LA in a way that makes me think of the power of writers like Walter Mosley.
Russel
Author of The Good Son |
I'm a hard-boiled crime fan too - thanks for the heads-up, I will go looking for her works right now.