L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930's through the present day. This book explores the metamorphosis of the solitary detective figure and the many facets of the genre itself.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jonathan Kellerman's Guilt. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The voice belongs to a woman, but Dr. Alex Delaware remembers a little girl. It is eleven years since seven-year-old Melissa Dickinson dialed the hospital help line for comfort—and found it in therapy with Alex Delaware. Now the lovely young heiress is desperately calling for the psychologist’s help once more. Only this time it looks like Melissa’s deepest childhood nightmare is really coming true. “A page-turner from beginning to end.”—Los Angeles Times Twenty years ago, Gina Dickinson, Melissa’s mother, suffered a grisly assault that left the budding actress irreparably scarred and emotionally crippled. Now her acid-wielding assailant is out of prison and back in L.A.—and Melissa is terrified that the monster has returned to hurt Gina again. But before Alex Delaware can even begin to soothe his former patient’s fears, Gina, a recluse for twenty years, disappears. And now, unless Delaware turns crack detective to uncover the truth, Gina Dickinson will be just one more victim of a cold fury that has already spawned madness . . . and murder.

Part of the Howdunit series, Private Eyes is written by a professional in the field. It provides the inside details that writers need to weave a credible-and salable-story. essential buy for any serious author...Will cut research time in half!

"Contains a collection of 25 'biographies' of some of the greatest crimefighters of our time. Includes James Bond, Father Brown, Nick and Nora Charles, Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Sam Spade, Nero Wolfe and others." -- Amazon.com viewed January 29, 2021.

Izzy Spellman, a twenty-eight-year-old amalgamation of Nancy Drew and Bridget Jones, launches her career as a private investigator while working for the firm of her outlandishly dysfunctional family. A first novel. Reprint.

THE STORY: PRIVATE EYES is a comedy of suspicion in which nothing is ever quite what it seems. Matthew's wife, Lisa, is having an affair with Adrian, a British theatre director. Or perhaps the affair is part of the play being rehearsed. Or perhaps

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Mind Warp chronicles the amazing history of Corman's 'New World' - the films, the facts and the fantastic feats of budget ingenuity! The ultimate guide to drive-in thrills and chills at their best.

Private Eyes is the complete map to what Raymond Bhandler called "the mean streets," the exciting world of the fictional private eye. It is intended to entertain current PI fans and to make new ones.

Nothing much ever happens in the small town of Cypress, Texas. Until one day, a local teen disappears. And this stunning suspense novel is off and running.In The Private Eyes, four young boys set out on an adventure to discover the truth about the missing teen. They end up uncovering more than they could ever imagine, finding a mysterious potion with a link to the Civil War, underground caves, as well as a bizarre kidnapping plot that endangers their own lives.Suddenly, one of the four boys investigating the case also disappears, almost as though he stepped off the face of the Earth. Now the private eyes have to save one of their own.Meanwhile, everyone in town is terrified that the missing boys are gone for good, and perhaps one of their own children could also disappear. The police have no leads, no suspects, and no idea that the missing boys are right under their noses doing their best to unravel the mystery.Will the Private Eyes Detective Agency's first case be its last? The Private Eyes proves that even the smallest person can make a difference in the biggest way.First-time author Rhonda Riskey is a fourth grade teacher. She formed the idea for her book as she was sitting with her father, who was dying of cancer. She is now writing her second book in the series, The Ghost at City Hall. She lives with her husband and children in Celeste, Texas.