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Richard Rayner

Author of The Cloud Sketcher

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Richard Rayner's work appears in in The New Yorker, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and other publications. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.

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Granta 28: Birthday: The Anniversary Issue (1989) — Contributor — 150 copies
Granta 49: Money (1994) — Contributor — 118 copies
Granta 40: The Womanizer (1992) — Contributor — 113 copies
Granta 19: More Dirt (1986) — Contributor — 76 copies
Dirty Magick: Los Angeles (2013) — Author — 2 copies
L.A. Without a Map [1998 film] (1998) — Original Novel — 1 copy

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Engrossing. Read in 24 hours.
 
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kevindern | Apr 27, 2023 |
Eye candy clothing, bloody battles and epic level intrigue with some history to back it up and a load of fictional extras to add to the story, this sucked me in and kept me watching. I'm a sucker for the Knights Templar at the best of times and this is no better or worse than many other series with them at the core.

Not too bad historically but takes a few liberties.
 
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wyvernfriend | Oct 15, 2019 |
This absolutely fascinating book explores Los Angeles and environs from the mid 1920s into the 1930s and details the workings of The System: the intricate web of corruption and wealth that tied together the criminal underworld and police and legal networks. Real crimes--and their cover ups--are described. If this sounds like the stuff of noir authors like Raymond Chandler, Chandler himself was there and plays in own small part in the sordid goings-on. The book goes beyond the reality of graft to show how it inspired a film and literary genre that continues today.… (more)
 
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ladycato | 4 other reviews | Jun 21, 2018 |
Amusing in places, but too 'out there' - the characters, whether real or imagined, are more like caricatures, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why Richard trailed to LA for Barbara. Except that he's a man, of course. Less Than Zero is a better sample of 80s LA.
 
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AdonisGuilfoyle | 4 other reviews | Jun 14, 2017 |

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