Denise Hamilton Books

Denise Hamilton is a Los Angeles-based writer-journalist whose work delves into complex characters and intricate plots. Her experience reporting on global events, from the fall of communism in Eastern Europe to youth movements in Japan, lends a profound depth and international perspective to her narratives. Hamilton explores the underbelly of urban life and the human psyche with a keen eye for detail and a sharp, analytical prose. Her writing is celebrated for its intelligence and its ability to immerse readers in worlds of suspense and mystery.

Los Angeles Noir
348 pages
13 hours of reading
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Brand-new stories Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Hector Tobar, Patt Morrison, Robert Ferrigno, Gary Phillips, Christopher Rice, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe, Scott Phillips, Diana Wagman, Lienna Silver, Brian Ascalon Roley, and Denise Hamilton. Denise Hamilton writes the Eve Diamond series. Her books have been shortlisted for the Edgar, Macavity, Anthony, and Willa Cather awards. The Los Angeles Times named Last Lullaby a Best Book of 2004, and it was also a USA Today Summer Pick and a finalist for a Southern California Booksellers Association 2004 award. Her fourth Eve Diamond novel, Savage Garden, is a Los Angeles Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Southern California Booksellers Association award for Best Mystery of 2005.
The Jasmine Trade
352 pages
13 hours of reading
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The woman found dead in a chic shopping center parking lot still wears her two-carat engagement ring on her finger. To the cops, it looks like a carjacking. But to reporter Eve Diamond, it looks likes there's more to this story. Soon Eve plunges into L.A.'s underworld, where young women are forced into sexual slavery. But someone wants to keep these dirty little secrets from being revealed.

Los Angeles Noir

The Jasmine Trade