Denise Hamilton (1)

Acclaimed mystery author and editor of the Los Angeles Noir series Denise Hamilton will discuss noir literature at the Diamond Bar Library.

More than 50 authors in talks, panels, and book signings Bookstore / Food Free Parking / Free Admission

Denise Hamilton writes the nationally best-selling Eve Diamond crime novels featuring a reporter who solves murders in contemporary multicultural Los Angeles. In her latest Eve Diamond book, Prisoner of Memory, Hamilton plumbs her own family's Russian heritage to combine Cold War espionage and suspense. ... (more)Read chapter one here. Savage Garden was a finalist for the Southern California Booksellers Award for "Best Mystery of 2005." Her books have been finalists for this award for two years running. Hamilton's books have been shortlisted for the Edgar, Macavity, Anthony and Willa Cather awards. Her debut The Jasmine Trade was also a finalist for the prestigious Creasey Dagger Award given by the UK Crime Writers Assn. Hamilton's books have been BookSense 76 picks and Mystery Guild alternate selections. They are also published in France, Japan and England.

The book signing is sponsored by the San Clemente Friends of the Library and is free and open to the public. A book discussion group meets prior to the signing. For further information contact the library at 949.492.3493 or email to amcave@ocpl.org

Los Angeles,1949, is the setting for the latest from Hamilton, author of the Eve Diamond novels. Lily Kessler, a former spy for the OSS, comes to LA to find her late fiancé's sister Kitty, an actress who has gone missing. The next day, Kitty's body is found in a ravine below the Hollywood sign. Unimpressed ... (more)by the local police, Lily launches her own investigates. As she delves into Kitty's life, she begins to see how easily a young woman can lose her balance and fall prey to the alluring city's dangers.