SO Library July Book Sale Coming
The Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard branch library, 14245 Moorpark St., will hold a used book sale from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9.…
Book Review: Sugar Skull
By Denise Hamilton; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman Los Angeles Times reporter Eve Diamond is sitting at the Metro desk working on a weekend crime round-up…
Book Review: They All Fall Down
By Rachel Howzell Hall; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman The ultimate challenge in mystery writing is the locked room mystery, where the victim is found dead…
Book Review: My Detective
By Jeffrey Fleishman; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman Set in downtown L.A., MY DETECTIVE is unusual in many ways. First, the murderer targets architects, the celebrity…
Book Review: No Human Involved
By Barbara Seranella; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman We first meet Munch Mancini in a dive bar, the Venture Inn, on the fringes of Venice. She’s…
Book Review: The Song is You
By Megan Abbott; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman This novel is like a classic Hollywood noir film. Think “LA Confidential,” “True Confessions” or anything featuring that…