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Jim Nelson’s novels include the Bridge Daughter, A Man Named Baskerville, and more. His latest is the forthcoming Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles.

He divides his time between San Francisco and Tokyo.
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Outliving your obituarist: Robert Duvall

Photograph of Robert Duvall. Robert Duvall (John Mathew Smith, CC-BY-SA 2.0)

Twice in the past twelve months I’ve found myself taken aback by the death of a Hollywood actor.

First was the death of Gene Hackman, and then earlier this month, the passing of Robert Duvall. Both were generation-defining actors who played some of the most memorable Hollywood roles in the last fifty years.

They were also the kind of resilient actor

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Chandler & West by Jim  Nelson
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Having read a number of Jim’s novels, I can always expect to receive both a good story and a United States cultural history lesson. And Chandler and West is no different, with some" Read more of this review »
Chandler & West by Jim  Nelson
"I became acquainted with Nelson's work through IFComp and was eager to give this book a try after enjoying his Baskerville novel. I haven't read any Chandler (soon to be remedied thanks to the LOA box set) and have only read one of West's novels. Nor" Read more of this review »
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