Product Details
Scribner, April 2004
eBook, 368 pages
ISBN-10: 0743258339
ISBN-13: 9780743258333
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"Nobody can do multicultural Los Angeles better than Denise Hamilton" (The Denver Post ); now, the Edgar Award-nominated author sends reporter Eve Diamond on a suspense-charged investigation of the deadly criminal element in the city as colorful and unpredictable as Eve herself.
Shadowing a customs official for a story, Eve is a witness when gunfire erupts at LAX. A beautiful Asian woman is killed, and her little girl is swept away by the INS. Eve suspects the toddler is being used by smugglers who trade in human lives. With the return of her ex-lover, Eve has everything to lose as she races to protect the child from ruthless armed men -- and may find herself caught in their sights.
"Sexy and exciting."
-- Janet Fitch
"Gripping, action-packed."
-- Chicago Sun-Times
"Engrossing."
-- The Washington Post
"So much freshness and sass...COMPARISONS WITH RAYMOND CHANDLER AREN'T TOO FAR OUT OF LINE."
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
The Denver PostNobody can do multicultural Los Angeles better than Denise Hamilton.
Florida Sun-SentinelA well-plotted, unique mystery...[Eve's] tenacity and appealing personality make her an engrossing sleuth...Hamilton makes spending time with Eve worthwhile by infusing in her humanity, vulnerability, and strength.
The Boston GlobeHamilton's latest is another suspenseful and rapid-paced winner....In the best tradition of the genre (as practiced by Raymond Chandler on forward), Hamilton uses the mystery novel to explore important social issues and themes in society...the feelings that it evokes will strike a chord with any reader.
The Washington PostEngrossing adventure...Hamilton does a beautiful job of describing L.A.'s neighborhoods and unraveling its secrets.
Los Angeles TimesHamilton is at her best showing how a good reporter can worm facts out of sources that they never planned to reveal...Another of [her] strengths is her grasp of the Southland's shifting ethnic landscape....Comparisons with Raymond Chandler aren't too far out of line.
Publishers WeeklyThe L.A. details are sharp...high-octane...swiftly readable.
Denise Hamilton's Books
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The Last EmbraceFrom Denise Hamilton, who has been hailed as "one of today's must-read writers" (Lee Child), comes a sexy, atmospheric, and seductive thriller set in...Read More
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Prisoner of MemoryL.A.'s Russian community is about to pull Los Angeles Times reporter Eve Diamond, herself the daughter of Russian immigrants, into a stunning spiral of...Read More
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Savage GardenA new play by a rising Mexican playwright is premiering, and Eve and her lover, Silvio Aguilar, are there -- the writer is Silvio's friend from their...Read More -
Sugar SkullDenise Hamilton, whose phenomenal debut,The Jasmine Trade, was an Edgar Award finalist that Michael Connelly hailed as gripping...intriguing...more...Read More
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The Jasmine TradeEverything was set. Seventeen-year-old Marina Lu had even ordered custom-made gowns for the ten bridesmaids who, in several months' time, would have...Read More
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