{"product_id":"a-bright-and-guilty-place-murder-corruption-and-l-a-s-scandalous-coming-of-age-paperback","title":"A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Rayner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLos Angeles was the fastest growing city in the world, mad with oil fever, get-rich-quick schemes, and celebrity scandals. It was also rife with organized crime, with a mayor in the pocket of the syndicates and a DA taking bribes to throw trials. In \u003ci\u003eA Bright and Guilty Place\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Rayner narrates the entwined lives of two men, Dave Clark and Leslie White, who were caught up in the crimes, murders, and swindles of the day. Over a few transformative years, as the boom times shaded into the Depression, the adventures of Clark and White would inspire pulp fiction and replace L.A.'s reckless optimism with a new cynicism. Together, theirs is the tale of how the city of sunshine went noir.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Rayner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDrake's Fortune, The Cloud Sketcher, The Associates\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other books. His writing appears in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.brightandguiltyplace.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637573316915,"sku":"9781400033584","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Iyl1qKk5oz9781400033584.webp?v=1762293270","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-bright-and-guilty-place-murder-corruption-and-l-a-s-scandalous-coming-of-age-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}