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L.a. Noir: the Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City John Buntin 1st edition
L.a. Noir: the Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City
John Buntin
Now the TNT Original Series MOB CITY
Midcentury Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as "the white spot of America," a land of sunshine and orange groves, wholesome Midwestern values and Hollywood stars, protected by the world?s most famous police force, the Dragnet-era LAPD. Behind this public image lies a hidden world of "pleasure girls" and crooked cops, ruthless newspaper tycoons, corrupt politicians, and East Coast gangsters on the make. Into this underworld came two men?one L. A.? s most notorious gangster, the other its most famous police chief?each prepared to battle the other for the soul of the city.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 6, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780307352088 |
| Publishers | Broadway Books |
| Pages | 432 |
| Dimensions | 141 × 203 × 24 mm · 353 g |
| Language | English |