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Angels Flight: Great Thriller, Impactful Social Analysis

When Michael Connelly began to work on his Harry Bosch series in the late 1980s, Rodney King was unheard of, O.J. Simpson was known as an…

6d ago

Angels Flight: Great Thriller, Impactful Social Analysis

6d ago

Reviews: 2025 Mysteries Include Some Real Gems

My reading in the first third of 2025 included some new crime fiction, and I found a couple of fantastic novels and two others that left me…

May 3

Reviews: 2025 Mysteries Include Some Real Gems

May 3

Can Any Writer Describe L.A. as well as Michael Connelly?

Not all L.A. writers have. Raymond Chandler, for example, rarely described the city with which he’s so closely identified. He wrote…

Apr 26

Can Any Writer Describe L.A. as well as Michael Connelly?

Apr 26

How Quickly Famous Writers Are Forgotten

Ever read anything by Erle Stanley Gardner? Ever heard of him? Would you believe he was the bestselling author in the world at one time?

Apr 23

How Quickly Famous Writers Are Forgotten

Apr 23

A Celebration of California Noir

The California-Canada relationship has been in the news lately, with Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom last week reminding Canadians that…

Apr 19

A Celebration of California Noir

Apr 19

Is Trunk Music Michael Connelly’s best novel?

The plot progression in this novel is perfect. There is a single plotline that carries the story, following the investigation into the…

Apr 12

Is Trunk Music Michael Connelly’s best novel?

Apr 12

Haight-Ashbury’s Enduring Love of Lewis Carroll — Peter Moreira

If someone asked me which novelist has had the most cultural impact on Haight-Ashbury, I think my likely answer would be an Englishman who…

Apr 4

Haight-Ashbury’s Enduring Love of Lewis Carroll — Peter Moreira

Apr 4

Somebody Didn’t Count in the Fourth Bosch Novel — Peter Moreira

SPOILER ALERT: This column reveals a few key plot twists in The Last Coyote. Its target audience is people who have already read the book.

Mar 30

Somebody Didn’t Count in the Fourth Bosch Novel — Peter Moreira

Mar 30

How Tom Wolfe and Haight-Ashbury Made Each Other

This month marks the ninety-fifth birthday of one of the true unsung heroes of Haight-Ashbury — the late author Tom Wolfe.

Mar 23

How Tom Wolfe and Haight-Ashbury Made Each Other

Mar 23

Michael Connelly Has No Interest in Slowing Down — Peter Moreira

I was struck recently by a few pieces of content Michael Connelly and his team put out that heightens my respect for him.

Mar 15

Michael Connelly Has No Interest in Slowing Down — Peter Moreira

Mar 15

Peter Moreira

Peter Moreira

I'm the author of The Haight Mystery Series -- thrillers set in San Francisco in the 1960s. I also blog about crime fiction and the work of Michael Connelly.

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