A review by lah_reads
Death is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury

5.0

I'm not sure how many times I've read this book, now, but I've loved it every time. Bradbury's style is beautiful in this novel. The way his narrator (believed to be a young Bradbury in a fictitious situation) talks about his writing process really hits home, and the idea of this struggling young writer helping a no-nonsense detective with a murder case is quite enjoyable. He also takes you back to Venice, CA in 1949 when the old pier was being knocked down and the whole world was changing. This book is a glimpse into the past and into the mind of one of the greatest American writers as his narrator writes what he calls "The Next Great American Novel" and tries to solve a series of murders before he finds himself in the grave.