los angeles

Discusses the riots that occurred in Los Angeles in 1992 after the verdict in the Rodney King case.

Discusses the murder of Kristin Baldwin by lawyer David Mahler in Los Angeles.

The author presents a comprehensive narrative that features four transgender teens who live in Los Angeles, and shares her experiences as a volunteer at a support center for trans teens.

Suspects abound when William Desmond Taylor, a successful director, is found shot in his home during the early days of Hollywood.

In California in 1949, a young writer and a detective believe a number of deaths associated with an amusement park were murders. Suddenly the killer begins stalking them.

"Los Angeles Times" columnist Steve Lopez shares the story of his relationship with Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless violinist who captured his attention playing a two-stringed instrument on Skid Row, discussing his attempts to help Ayers--once a promising student at Juilliard--reclaim the life he was forced to give up following a mental breakdown.

Harry Bosch, newly transferred to the Homicide Special Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, is faced with the task of breaking in a rookie partner while investigating the murder of a physicist who had access to radioactive cesium, a substance coveted by terrorists.

Examines the life of publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst as it relates to the first fifty years of Hollywood, documenting the extent of his power in the world of cinema, and discussing how he used the medium to further his own beliefs and causes.

Presents F. Scott Fitzgerald unfinished novel about Stahr and his world of business, alcohol, and promiscuity in 1930's Hollywood.