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A review by andrewgraphics
Death Is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury
4.0
In 1950s Venice CA, a struggling writer of pulp fiction stumbles across what becomes a series of murders and strange accidents, and, with the help of a police detective and a reclusive actress, he desperately seeks a murderer that leaves no clues.
A decent addition to the genre of "real-life people who solve crime" books, this one has the advantage of being written by the real-life person being featured (tho the main character is never identified by name). It's an homage to Raymond Chandler and life in the 50s, to movies and stories, and (typical of Bradbury) to life in general. I haven't read Bradbury much since I was a teenager, and this has convinced me that I should try some more.
A decent addition to the genre of "real-life people who solve crime" books, this one has the advantage of being written by the real-life person being featured (tho the main character is never identified by name). It's an homage to Raymond Chandler and life in the 50s, to movies and stories, and (typical of Bradbury) to life in general. I haven't read Bradbury much since I was a teenager, and this has convinced me that I should try some more.