A Bright and Guilty Place.

A Bright and Guilty Place

Richard Rayner

Doubleday

1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019

9780385509701, $25.00 www.doubleday.com

A BRIGHT AND GUILTY PLACE: MURDER, CORRUPTION AND L.A.'S SCANDALOUS COMING OF AGE is an engrossing story of the real world behind the headlines of noir fiction greats such as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Author Richard Raynor, a long-time Los Angeles resident, follows the crimes and lives of a young idealistic D.A.'s investigator and a young prosecutor who becomes involved in L.A.'s darker times. Crime lords, gangs, and high drama true to real life events: it's all here, and perfect for any true crime library.