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Denise Hamilton is a Los Angeles-based writer-journalist whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wired, Cosmopolitan, Der Spiegel, and New Times. A reporter for the L.A. Times for ten years, she covered not only L.A. stories, but also the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the breakup of the Soviet Union, and burgeoning youth movements in Japan. A Fulbright scholar, she taught in the former Yugoslavia during the Bosnian War. She lives in a Los Angeles suburb with her husband and two young children. Her first novel, The Jasmine Trade, received wide acclaim and was a finalist for the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and WILLA Awards.

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Average rating: 3.50 · 1,885 ratings · 250 reviews · 16 distinct works
The Jasmine Trade
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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Los Angeles Noir
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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Damage Control
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions
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Sugar Skull
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
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The Last Embrace
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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Last Lullaby: An Eve Diamon...
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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Savage Garden: A Novel (Eve...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
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Prisoner of Memory: A Novel...
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2010
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Trials to Treasure
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008
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I got to meet Alice LaPlante cuz we were "in conversation" at a local library about her first novel, Turn of Mind, which just won the UK's Wellcome Trust Book Prize. (She was up against Phillip Roth, Ann Patchett & other luminaries.

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Damage Control by Denise Hamilton
" This riveting novel, both mystery and political/psychological thriller, drew me in on the first page and kept my rapt attention all the way through to the end. The characters were exceptionally well drawn and believable, the story was filled with... "
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"Damage Control I have to toot my own horn here. James Ellroy called my novel "A superb psychological thriller." He gave the blurb for my book cover. I...more "
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Oh gosh, so many. Anything by James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler. Hollywood Confidential by James Ellroy, and the darn good movie that was...more
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54774 Q&A with Denise Hamilton — 19 members — last activity Oct 09, 2011 12:31pm
Join critically acclaimed author Denise Hamilton invites you to talk about her new crime thriller "Damage Control." We can also cover mysteries, crime...more
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Welcome to the Mystery, Crime and Thriller Group! May/June Group Reads: The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane _ _ _ _...more
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Discussion Group For Noir, Crime and Detective Fiction both classic and modern.
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We read and discuss Shut Up & Dance: The Joy of Letting Go of The Lead -- On the Dance Floor and Off by Jamie Rose! Book is released 9/15/11 in stores...more



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Beth Hi Denise,
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