Fiction Books

This “stunningly original” debut novel follows a complex man on a journey of salvation after tragedy (The Jerusalem Post). Shortly after Orthodox J...

"Raymond Chandler meets Chelsea Handler–a hard-boiled, sexy, funny book."–David Hyde Pierce, acclaimed Broadway actor and star of Frasier In t...

"It's a fine-looking volume about the heart and soul of a city with a lot of stories to tell." –Pasadena Star News"The literary bona fides of Pasa...

Library Journal Editor’s PickReader’s Digest “Great Books from Small Presses That Are Worth Your Time”“Witty and insightful.” —Reader’s Digest“Read...

"Mr. Hruska―himself a former lawyer―is at his thriller-writing best." ―Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal In this fast-moving, fast-talking legal thri...

"Hruska’s lively follow-up to 2015’s Pardon the Ravens amps up the previous book’s mix of legal and Mafia shenanigans.... The fast pacing and frequ...

A corporate lawyer goes up against the mob in this “vividly real and quite compelling” legal thriller set in the Mad Men era (Library Journal). New...

The Final Mas Arai Mystery After surviving the atomic bomb in 1945, Mas Arai returned to Hiroshima only once, fifty years ago, to find himself a b...

Hard times are nothing new for private investigator Aaron Gunner in the seventh of the acclaimed Aaron Gunner mysteries Working on the mean streets...

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...