Books Set in Los Angeles

Description
Recommend books set in Los Angeles, California.
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
11,559 members
315 reviews
4
5 Members
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2
The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
13,661 members
243 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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Explanations
aulsmith: Again only part is in Los Angeles, but that part invokes the area very well.
3
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
5,875 members
126 reviews
4.2
3 Members
blackdove07, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
3,918 members
144 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
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5
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
22,004 members
437 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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6
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
by Vincent Bugliosi
5,785 members
100 reviews
4
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963
7
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson
5,604 members
216 reviews
4
2 Members
blackdove07, sturlington
8
The Door into Summer
by Robert A. Heinlein
4,397 members
89 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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9
A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood
2,642 members
95 reviews
4
2 Members
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10
The Day of the Locust
by Nathanael West
2,082 members
58 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
1,391 members
49 reviews
3.8
2 Members
ahef1963, bluepiano
12
You Don't Love Me Yet: A Novel
by Jonathan Lethem
947 members
33 reviews
2.9
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
13
Bride of the Rat God
by Barbara Hambly
569 members
20 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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14
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis
6,411 members
99 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
15
Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
5,076 members
113 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
16
The Girls
by Emma Cline
4,140 members
260 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
sturlington
17
The Final Girl Support Group
by Grady Hendrix
3,727 members
126 reviews
½ 3.7
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sturlington
18
Zorro
by Isabel Allende
3,716 members
121 reviews
½ 3.6
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aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: It moves around a lot, but part of it is in Los Angeles and it's a good book
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Landline
by Rainbow Rowell
3,370 members
236 reviews
½ 3.6
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The High Window
by Raymond Chandler
3,183 members
57 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
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The Little Sister
by Raymond Chandler
2,723 members
61 reviews
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
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The Informers
by Bret Easton Ellis
2,185 members
20 reviews
3.2
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
23
Interior Chinatown
by Charles Yu
2,036 members
102 reviews
3.9
Member
sturlington
24
Devil in a Blue Dress + Crimson Stain
by Walter Mosley
1,366 members
49 reviews
3.8
Member
sturlington
25
Maybe the Moon
by Armistead Maupin
1,187 members
21 reviews
½ 3.4
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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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In a Lonely Place
by Dorothy B. Hughes
1,157 members
45 reviews
4.2
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sturlington
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City of Night
by John Rechy
1,133 members
11 reviews
½ 3.7
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ManWithAnAgenda
28
Was
by Geoff Ryman
947 members
16 reviews
4
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Again, many settings, but good on LA
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Drive
by James Sallis
697 members
31 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
blackdove07
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Fadeout
by Joseph Hansen
533 members
22 reviews
4
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aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: And all the other Brandstetter books
31
Sleepless
by Charlie Huston
522 members
28 reviews
½ 3.7
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sturlington
32
The Nowhere City
by Alison Lurie
250 members
6 reviews
½ 3.6
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bluepiano
33
Crowned Heads
by Thomas Tryon
202 members
2 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
34
Half- Life
by Aaron Krach
134 members
9 reviews
½ 3.3
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ManWithAnAgenda
35
All That Glitters
by Thomas Tryon
126 members
1 review
½ 3.4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
36
The Slide Area (Midnight Classics)
by Gavin Lambert
65 members
1 review
4
Member
bluepiano
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The Case of the Crumpled Knave
by Anthony Boucher
62 members
3 reviews
4
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NinieB
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Sweet La La Land
by Robert Campbell
57 members
1 review
½ 3.6
Member
bluepiano
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L.A. Lore: A Scintillating Exploration of Los Angeles
by Stephen Brook
28 members
½ 3.3
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bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: (This one's non-fiction.)
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Starlite Terrace
by Patrick Roth
14 members
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bluepiano