In "Hollywood Noir" by Jeff Mariotte, the glamorous yet gritty world of 1940s Los Angeles comes alive as private investigator Harry O’Neill navigates a treacherous web of deception, betrayal, and murder. When a mysterious woman with ties to the heart of the film industry hires him to find her missing brother, Harry is drawn into a dark underbelly filled with shady producers, femme fatales, and dangerous secrets. As he digs deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from the silver screen to the shadows of the city, challenging his wits and survival in a landscape where nothing is as it seems. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Angel .

This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2001 by Pocket Books .

Jeff Mariotte is Senior Editor at D. C. Comics and creator of the cult comics Desperadoes and Countdown. An experienced tie-in author, he has written novels for Angel, Star Trek and CSI. Before he became a writer he was a partner in a speciality bookstore, Mysterious Galaxies, which his wife still runs.