A review by alanfederman
A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption, and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age by Richard Rayner

3.0

An interesting read for fans of Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy - it's a history of LA in the 20s and 30s focusing mostly on the corrupt politics of the time. Various stars (Charlie Chaplin, Clara Bow) make cameos. I never realized that at the time LA was as corrupt as NY or Chicago.