Fiction Books

Los Angeles Times Summer Books Preview selectionLos Angeles Magazine Now Read This: The Best of L.A.A Jane's Addiction Pick, W MagazineSouth Florid...

A Los Angeles Times BestsellerA witty, timely and richly entertaining tale of a modern mother in transition, from the author of The Sweeney Sisters...

The Los Angeles Times–bestselling author of Helen of Pasadena offers a smart, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about new love, new life, and Shakesp...

Praise for Linda Lee Peterson's The Devil's Interval: "Impossible to put down. Sparkling dialogue, references both musical and literary, and an of...

"Impossible to put down. Sparkling dialogue, references both musical and literary, and an offbeat cast of believable characters make the pages fly...

When murder strikes, magazine editor and amateur sleuth Maggie Fiori must investigate. If Maggie Fiori doesn’t have it all, she’s got plenty: ...

"Dark, seamy, and complex, Dead Extra is, at first glance, an excellent, faithful foray into old school L.A. noir.... But Sean Carswell is a write...

The first in an action-packed, humor-filled mystery/thriller series perfect for fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher "A smart, noirish mystery loaded ...

"As slick as a switchblade with a pearl handle."— Lee Child, New York Times bestselling authorLos Angeles bodyguard/bouncer Caleb Rush (Crush) is b...

The first in an action-packed, humor-filled mystery/thriller series perfect for fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher "A smart, noirish mystery loaded ...

The Japanese American detective’s most engaging mystery yet delves into baseball, WWII, and the complex history between Japan and Korea: “Hard to p...

"The complex interrelationships of this multigenerational Japanese American community and the fierce competition for control of the California str...

A present-day mystery is tied to the Japanese American detention centers of WWII in this “wonderful” chapter of the Edgar Award–winning series (Lis...

The mystery novel visits the corporate world, bringing a fresh voice to the classic detective novel. "A smooth noir vibe, and the additional wrink...

“Brafman’s talent for drawing human emotion shines through in this episodic, deeply sensitive, and introspective novel of the human psyche.” ―Book...

Piafsky's captivating, Tarot-inspired debut depicts the dramatic arc of an Everyman's life from childhood to old age. "Brilliant . . . Michael Pia...

Finalist, 2015 National Jewish Book AwardHonorable Mention, Sophie Brody Medal, American Library AssociationOne of the Jewish Book Council's "15 fi...

Ellie Quinn has spent most of her sixteen years behind the scenes in Hollywood, helping her father manage a crew of four-legged movie stars. Althou...

"[An] amiable fourth mystery featuring Tuttle Corner, investigative reporter Riley Ellison… Readers will hope to see a lot more of the intrep...

There's been a shocking double murder in Tuttle Corner, Virginia, involving high-profile players from Washington D.C. This brings national attentio...

Silver Falchion Award Finalist “The small-town nature of this mystery, with the requisite fish-bowl local politics, relationships, and grudges, ma...

"Riley is a heroine for the twenty-first century...Perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum and Kyra Davis' Sophie Katz, witty protagon...

"I'm a connoisseur of the unwanted; a sommelier of deformity; a coveter of the unloved. I am forever chased by the shadow of my ugliness. In darkn...

In the epic conclusion to Jason Chabot's Broken Sky Chronicles, Elia is a fugitive, on the run from the Imperial Guards, who have launched a city-w...