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DALE FURUTANI

LA SISTERS IN CRIME SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY
 

    MURDER ON SUNSET BOULEVARD

EXTREME PREJUDICE BY DALE FURUTANI

 

Trade Paperback * ISBN 978-1-929976-19-5

235 Pages, $14.95

 

Sunset Boulevard, the almost mythical street that runs from downtown L.A. to the Pacific Ocean, is the setting for all of the stories in this anthology by members of the L.A. chapter of Sisters in Crime. Each story is set in a different neighborhood, providing an overview of the city. Beginning with Dana Kouba's "Closing Time," set in a downtown, working-class bar, and continuing west through Echo Park, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills to the exclusive Malibu estates, the stories are full of hopeful future stars, arrogant directors, lawyers, and police detectives. There is even a cameo appearance by Philip Marlowe. Paul D. Marks writes "L.A. Late @ Night" as a screenplay, while Gabriella Diamond offers the ultimate in irony and revenge in "Black and Red and Dead All Over." Short story fans will enjoy this trip down Sunset Boulevard. Barbara Bibel...Booklist

DALE FURUTANI

Dale Furutani has been called “a master craftsman” by Publishers Weekly and “the best known of Japanese American authors” by Nikkei View.   He has won an Anthony and a Macavity award, and has been nominated for an Agatha.  He has also earned honors outside the mystery field, including speaking at the Library of Congress and being named one of the “44 Faces of Diversity” for the City of Los Angeles.  He has written modern and historical mysteries, including the L.A. Times bestseller Kill the Shogun, Death in Little Tokyo, The Toyotomi Blades, Death at the Crossroads and Jade Palace Vendetta.  Dale and his wife currently live in Tokyo, Japan, where he is working on a new book.