Phillips Scott - The Devil Raises His Own - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A full 45 years after the events of Cottonwood and two decades after the events of Hop Alley Bill Ogden has relocated from the frontier west to the seedy noir world of 1916 Los Angeles. He has a photography studio in Los Angeles and his granddaughter Flavia has joined him (she was looking for a fresh start after bludgeoning her drunken abusive husband to death in Wichita). The novel's characters include dangerous ex con an arrogant young leading man a naive would be film actress film workers crossing from mainstream cinema to stag films - their lives intertwine as a series of murders take place across the city. It is at once a stripped down noir and a panoramic look at Los Angeles at the beginning of motion pictures - a Boogie Nights set at start of the film era. Scott Phillips has created a world pulsing with life and threat populated with criminals dreamers opportunists and unforgettable characters living on the margins looking to make a quick buck or launch a career all of their lives crossing with the still very capable Bill Ogden and his equally capable granddaughter.
Title: The Devil Raises His Own
Author(s): Phillips Scott
Publisher: Soho Press
Barcode: 9781641294935
Pages: 1 Pages
Publication Date: 8/6/2024
Category: Thriller / Suspense