Books Set in Los Angeles

Description
Recommend books set in Los Angeles, California.
1
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
10,356 members
285 reviews
4
4 Members
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2
The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
12,772 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
5,252 members
114 reviews
4.2
3 Members
blackdove07, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
3,486 members
133 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
5
A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood
2,242 members
85 reviews
4
2 Members
blackdove07, ManWithAnAgenda
6
The Day of the Locust
by Nathanael West
1,867 members
49 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
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Explanations
aulsmith: A classic about Hollywood
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Mildred Pierce
by James M. Cain
1,229 members
47 reviews
3.8
2 Members
ahef1963, bluepiano
8
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
20,280 members
401 reviews
4.1
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ManWithAnAgenda
9
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis
5,811 members
91 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
10
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
by Vincent Bugliosi
5,049 members
90 reviews
4
Member
ahef1963
11
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson
4,857 members
191 reviews
4
Member
blackdove07
12
Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
4,535 members
103 reviews
4.1
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ManWithAnAgenda
13
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
4,084 members
76 reviews
3.8
Member
ahef1963
14
Zorro
by Isabel Allende
3,407 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
2,972 members
220 reviews
½ 3.6
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The High Window
by Raymond Chandler
2,836 members
52 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
17
The Little Sister
by Raymond Chandler
2,445 members
56 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
18
The Informers
by Bret Easton Ellis
2,019 members
19 reviews
3.2
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ManWithAnAgenda
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Maybe the Moon
by Armistead Maupin
1,131 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
1,029 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
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ManWithAnAgenda
21
Was
by Geoff Ryman
905 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
894 members
31 reviews
2.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
23
Drive
by James Sallis
612 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
467 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
27
Crowned Heads
by Thomas Tryon
190 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
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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
43 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
16,325 members
167 reviews
4
36
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
3,994 members
155 reviews
3.9
37
The Girls
by Emma Cline
3,465 members
252 reviews
½ 3.5
38
Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley
2,612 members
99 reviews
3.8
39
Cemetery Boys
by Aiden Thomas
2,004 members
69 reviews
4.2
40
Postcards from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher
1,555 members
32 reviews
½ 3.6
41
The Night Crew
by John Sandford
1,229 members
16 reviews
½ 3.5
42
In a Lonely Place
by Dorothy B. Hughes
897 members
35 reviews
4.1
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Gold Fame Citrus
by Claire Vaye Watkins
669 members
38 reviews
½ 3.3
44
Sleepless
by Charlie Huston
489 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