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Denise Hamilton

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The United States

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http://www.denisehamilton.com/

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Mystery & Thrillers

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July 2011

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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 3.60 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Los Angeles Noir 3.61 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Damage Control 3.62 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Sugar Skull 3.51 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Last Embrace 3.37 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Last Lullaby: An Eve Diamond Novel (Eve Diamond Novels) 3.60 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Savage Garden: A Novel (Eve Diamond Novels) 3.54 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Prisoner of Memory: A Novel (Eve Diamond Novels) 3.60 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics by Denise Hamilton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Raymond Chandler, Joseph Hansen 3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Trials to Treasure 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	My rating:

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Denise Hamilton gave to: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Denise Hamilton gave to: Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante	My rating:
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. It's a murder...more
Nov 18, 2011 08:27am · see review
Denise Hamilton liked Sheila Beaumont's review of Damage Control: " 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... " Read more of this review »
Oct 03, 2011 08:12am · see review
Denise Hamilton made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — Ellroy fan on the hunt for new authors topic "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 "
Sep 27, 2011 08:48am
Denise Hamilton made a comment on Damage Control — Noir Favorites? "What is your favorite noir work in books and film? You know I love noir and I'm discussing it on my Author Q&A at http://www.goodreads.com/group/s ...more "
Sep 27, 2011 08:44am
Denise Hamilton made a comment in the group Q&A with Denise Hamilton — Noir topic "Hi Darlene, 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 "
Sep 23, 2011 12:27pm
Denise Hamilton made a comment in the group Q&A with Denise Hamilton — Damage Control Reviews topic "You know, it's actually quite challenging to write about perfume, because it doesn't have a rich vocabulary, so you have to use the vocabulary of food...more "
Sep 20, 2011 02:20pm
Denise Hamilton made a comment in the group Watching The Detectives — I'm joining your group! topic " [image] Hi, I'm fairly new to Goodreads and I was looking for some good groups to join. I love the name of this one. One of my favorite songs! I am a...more "
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