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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The new Chandler?, 24 Sep 2002
Robert Eversz's heroine, Nina Zero, is new to me. She has appeared in an earlier book called Shooting Elvis; however this does not prevent a new reader enjoying this crafty book.Eversz has recreated the LA noir so familiar from Chandler, those old black and white movies and Chinatown. The seediness and corruption of Chandler's LA is artfully mirrored in this present day humorous story of a baby photographer and jailbird turned paparazzo. Told with a straight face the journey takes us from prison through a marriage of convenience to the inferno of this crime laden and selfish city. Nina earns $2,000 in return for marrying an English paparazzo so that he can get a green card. That's when her real troubles begin. As the bodies of photographers pile up, each with a roll of film stuffed in their mouth, Nina finds herself both on the receiving end of police hostility and suspicion and the likely next victim of a serial killer. The only solution is for her to find the killer before he gets to her or before the police get an excuse to put her behind bars again. Using her skills, contacts and flitting from one crazy scenario to another Nina manages to keep alive, earn a living and as in any great crime thriller she catches the killer, but only just. This is a refreshing rendition to the LA crime genre, at once violent and funny, sexy and sad, and a great send up of the press, television, the police, the probation service, Hollywood and much, much more. Enjoy.
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