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Books Set in Los Angeles

Whether you're a local, a tourist, or a dreamer, if you want to read books set in Los Angeles, then here's a list for you! For fans of the City of Angels. Happy reading!
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All Involved (Ryan Gattis)
All Involved
1
Ryan Gattis
Angels on Sunset Boulevard (Melissa De La Cruz)
Angels on Sunset Boulevard
2
Melissa De La Cruz
Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
Ape and Essence
3
Aldous Huxley
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
4
John Fante
Bad Luck and Trouble (Lee Child)
Bad Luck and Trouble
5
Lee Child
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
6
Raymond Chandler
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
7
James Ellroy
Black Girl Lost (Donald Goines)
Black Girl Lost
8
Donald Goines
Bright Shiny Morning (James Frey)
Bright Shiny Morning
9
James Frey
The Burning Room (Michael Connelly)
The Burning Room
10
Michael Connelly
The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont (Shawn Levy)
The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
11
Shawn Levy
Chasing Darkness (Robert Crais)
Chasing Darkness
12
Robert Crais
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's (Otto Friedrich)
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's
13
Otto Friedrich
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Mike Davis)
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
14
Mike Davis
Crescent (Diana Abu-Jaber)
Crescent
15
Diana Abu-Jaber
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
16
Nathanael West
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
17
Walter Mosley
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
18
James M. Cain
The Emperor and the Endless Palace (Justinian Huang)
The Emperor and the Endless Palace
19
Justinian Huang
Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles (John MacK Faragher)
Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles
20
John MacK Faragher
Exalted (Anna Dorn)
Exalted
21
Anna Dorn
Friends and Lovers (Eric Jerome Dickey)
Friends and Lovers
22
Eric Jerome Dickey
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America (Jill Leovy)
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
23
Jill Leovy
Guilt by Association (Marcia Clark)
Guilt by Association
24
Marcia Clark
Hiding From Reality: My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding the Courage Within (Taylor Armstrong)
Hiding From Reality: My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding the Courage Within
25
Taylor Armstrong
Hollywood Crows (Joseph Wambaugh)
Hollywood Crows
26
Joseph Wambaugh
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
27
Mark Z. Danielewski
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
28
Hughes
Infamous (Joan Collins)
Infamous
29
Joan Collins
Inherent Vice (Thomas Pynchon)
Inherent Vice
30
Thomas Pynchon
A Kiss of Shadows (Laurell K. Hamilton)
A Kiss of Shadows
31
Laurell K. Hamilton
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
32
James Ellroy
L.A. Noir (John Buntin)
L.A. Noir
33
John Buntin
Lady Midnight (Cassandra Clare)
Lady Midnight
34
Cassandra Clare
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
35
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Late Show (Michael Connelly)
The Late Show
36
Michael Connelly
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
37
Susan Orlean
A Little Yellow Dog (Walter Mosley)
A Little Yellow Dog
38
Walter Mosley
The Mayor: How I Turned Around Los Angeles After Riots, an Earthquake and the O.J. Simpson Murder Tr (Richard J. Riordan)
The Mayor: How I Turned Around Los Angeles After Riots, an Earthquake and the O.J. Simpson Murder Tr
39
Richard J. Riordan
The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles (Gary Krist)
The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles
40
Gary Krist
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