Books Set in Los Angeles

Description
Recommend books set in Los Angeles, California.
1
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
10,313 members
284 reviews
4
4 Members
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2
The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
12,738 members
232 reviews
3.9
3 Members
aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith: Again only part is in Los Angeles, but that part invokes the area very well.
3
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
5,245 members
114 reviews
4.2
3 Members
blackdove07, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
3,467 members
132 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
5
A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood
2,228 members
84 reviews
4
2 Members
blackdove07, ManWithAnAgenda
6
The Day of the Locust
by Nathanael West
1,862 members
49 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith: A classic about Hollywood
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Mildred Pierce
by James M. Cain
1,220 members
46 reviews
3.8
2 Members
ahef1963, bluepiano
8
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
20,225 members
398 reviews
4.1
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ManWithAnAgenda
9
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis
5,797 members
90 reviews
½ 3.4
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ManWithAnAgenda
10
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
by Vincent Bugliosi
5,032 members
90 reviews
4
Member
ahef1963
11
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson
4,841 members
190 reviews
4
Member
blackdove07
12
Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
4,524 members
103 reviews
4.1
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ManWithAnAgenda
13
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
4,075 members
75 reviews
3.8
Member
ahef1963
14
Zorro
by Isabel Allende
3,396 members
117 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: It moves around a lot, but part of it is in Los Angeles and it's a good book
15
Landline
by Rainbow Rowell
2,959 members
219 reviews
½ 3.6
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The High Window
by Raymond Chandler
2,828 members
52 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
17
The Little Sister
by Raymond Chandler
2,436 members
55 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
18
The Informers
by Bret Easton Ellis
2,013 members
19 reviews
3.2
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
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Maybe the Moon
by Armistead Maupin
1,129 members
20 reviews
½ 3.5
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aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Maupin moves his sights to Hollywood, and the parts of LA where the has-beens live.
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City of Night
by John Rechy
1,023 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
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ManWithAnAgenda
21
Was
by Geoff Ryman
902 members
15 reviews
4
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Again, many settings, but good on LA
22
You Don't Love Me Yet
by Jonathan Lethem
893 members
31 reviews
2.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
23
Drive
by James Sallis
611 members
28 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
blackdove07
24
Bride of the Rat God
by Barbara Hambly
532 members
20 reviews
3.9
Member
aulsmith
25
Fadeout
by Joseph Hansen
466 members
21 reviews
3.9
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: And all the other Brandstetter books
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The Nowhere City
by Alison Lurie
231 members
4 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
bluepiano
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Crowned Heads
by Thomas Tryon
191 members
2 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
28
Half- Life
by Aaron Krach
134 members
9 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
29
All That Glitters
by Thomas Tryon
121 members
1 review
½ 3.4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
30
The Slide Area (Midnight Classics)
by Gavin Lambert
60 members
1 review
3.9
Member
bluepiano
31
Sweet La La Land
by Robert Campbell
55 members
1 review
½ 3.4
Member
bluepiano
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The Case of the Crumpled Knave
by Anthony Boucher
41 members
1 review
3.8
Member
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L.A. Lore: A Scintillating Exploration of Los Angeles
by Stephen Brook
29 members
½ 3.3
Member
bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: (This one's non-fiction.)
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Starlite Terrace
by Patrick Roth
12 members
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bluepiano
35
Breakfast of Champions
by Kurt Vonnegut
16,292 members
167 reviews
4
36
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
3,928 members
154 reviews
3.9
37
The Girls
by Emma Cline
3,443 members
251 reviews
½ 3.5
38
Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley
2,593 members
99 reviews
3.8
39
Cemetery Boys
by Aiden Thomas
1,960 members
68 reviews
4.2
40
Postcards from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher
1,546 members
32 reviews
½ 3.6
41
The Night Crew
by John Sandford
1,226 members
16 reviews
½ 3.5
42
In a Lonely Place
by Dorothy B. Hughes
894 members
34 reviews
4.1
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Gold Fame Citrus
by Claire Vaye Watkins
666 members
38 reviews
½ 3.3
44
Sleepless
by Charlie Huston
488 members
28 reviews
3.8
45
Jamesland
by Michelle Huneven
158 members
8 reviews
3.8
46
What's Wrong with Dorfman?
by John Blumenthal
27 members
1 review
3.1