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  The Big Sleep

  by Raymond Chandler

  When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. "Chandler <writes> like a slumming angel and invest<s> the sun-blinded streets of Los Angelos with a romantic presence." --Ross... (more)
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  La Maldicion De Los Dain / The Dain Curse (Biblioteca De Autor / Author Library)

  by Dashiell Hammett

  One of the Continental Op's most bizarre cases, as he is faced with Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett, who has an unfortunate effect on the people around her - they have a habit of dying violently.
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  The House of Sand and Fog

  by Andre Dubus III

  "Elegant and powerful...an unusual and volatile...literary thriller." -- Washington Post Book World In this riveting novel of almost unbearable suspense, three fragile yet determined people become dangerously entangled in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Colonel Behrani, once a wealthy man in Iran, is now a struggling immigrant willing to bet everything he has to restore his family's dignity. Kathy... (more)
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  The Day of the Locust (Signet Classic)

  by Nathanael West

  Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod's... (more)
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  The House

  by Danielle Steel

  The restoration of a majestic old home provides the exhilarating backdrop for Danielle Steel’s 66th bestselling novel, the story of a young woman’s dream, an old man’s gift, and the surprises that await us behind every closed door…. Perched on a hill overlooking San Francisco, the house was magnificent, built in 1923 by a wealthy man for the woman he adored. For her and for this house, he would spare no expense... (more)
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  The Woman Warrior : Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

  by Maxine Hong Kingston

  A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity.
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  Midnight

  by Dean Koontz

  The citizens of Moonlight Cove, California, are changing. Some are losing touch with their deepest emotions. Others are surrendering to their wildest urges. And the few who remain unchanged are absolutely terrified--if not brutally murdered in the dead of night...