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IN MY FATHER'S NAME, By Mark Arax. (non-fiction)
The reason Mark studied to be a journalist? To investigate
the murder of his father, a Fresno bartender. He does it brilliantly. He
also wrote "The King Of California," with Rick Wartzman.
YUKON ALONE: THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST ADVENTURE RACE, By John Balzar. (non-fiction)
The great adventurer Balzar melds Ernest Hemingway and Jon
Krakauer in the land of Robert W. Service.
THE LINCOLN LAWYER, By Michael Connelly. (fiction)
Connelly is perhaps America's pre-eminent detective
novelist and the creator of one of the genre's classic characters, the hard-bitten Harry
Bosch. Connelly continues to reign as king of L.A. noir, despite
moving to the hurricane regions of Florida. His works includes "The
Black Echo," "The Black Ice," "The Concrete
Blonde," "The Poet," "Blood Work" (also
a movie with Clint Eastwood), "City of Bones," "Lost
Light," and more. He also gracious wrote the front-cover blurb
for "Screwball," praising it as "dark satire at its best."
THE KILLING SEASON, By Miles Corwin. (non-fiction)
A journalist extraordinaire takes readers into the
murderous streets of Los Angeles. Corwin also wrote, "And Still
We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City Students."
SAVAGE GARDEN, By Denise Hamilton. (fiction)
Hamilton's popular heroine is Eve Diamond, a reporter
who daringly explores L.A.'s many ethnic subcultures while looking for love
and the big story. The hard-boiled noire series began with "The
Jasmine Trade" and continued with "Sugar Skull" and "The
Last Lullaby."
IN THE CLEAR, By Steve Lopez. (fiction)
The hard-hitting news columnist brings his creative
powers to the story of a small-town sheriff trying to forget his past. Lopez
is also the author of "The Sunday Macaroni Club" and "Third
and Indiana."
THE LAST CITY ROOM, By Al Martinez. (fiction)
One of journalism's great old pros goes behind the
scenes of a fictional California newspaper.
THE TENDER BAR, By J.R. Moehringer. (non-fiction)
A memoir about growing up fatherless in Manhasset,
New York, where Moehringer learned many of life's lessons from characters in
a barroom. The book has earned raves for the Pulitzer Prize-winning
feature writer.
THE JIM MURRAY COLLECTION, By Jim Murray. (non-fiction)
The late sportswriter was one of David Ferrell's first—and
most important—literary influences. His one-liners are classics.
MISSING LINKS, By Rick Reilly. (fiction)
Hilarious golfing farce by the writer who left the
Times for greater fame and glory at Sports Illustrated.
LINES OF DEFENSE, By Barry Siegel. (fiction)
A legal thriller by the Pulitzer Prize-winning feature
writer, who also crafted the novels "Perfect Witness" and "Actual
Innocence," and the non-fiction book, "A Death in White Bear
Lake."
STRAW MEN, By Martin J. Smith. (fiction)
A crime thriller that probes the fascinating
subject of human memory, by the author of the novel, "Time Release," and
the non-fiction book (with Patrick J. Kiger), "Poplorica: A
Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore that Shaped Modern
America."
THE TATTOOED SOLDIER, By Hector Tobar.
Tobar's debut work touches upon civil war in Guatemala as well as immigrants' lives and homelessness in Los Angeles. He has also written the non-fiction book, "Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States."