Catalina Eddy: A Novel in Three Decades
Daniel Pyne
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Description
"Daniel Pyne flips all the standards upside-down with Catalina Eddy and in the process delivers a classic California noir -- times three. This is Pyne's masterpiece. I guarantee no reader will go wanting."-Michael Connelly
Times may change, but crimes never do, and neither do the people who investigate them. A collection of three loosely connected crime novellas, each set in a distinct era, Catalina Eddy is a gritty, hard-boiled exploration into the immutable police underworld of Southern California. In The Big Empty, an obstinate Los Angeles detective investigates the murder of his estranged wife while fears of nuclear war and Communism grip the nation; in Losertown, a mid-career attorney in San Diego chases down a legendary drug kingpin but chafes against the Reagan Revolution policies of his new boss; and in Portuguese Bend, set in the present day, an undercover cop is paralyzed in a gunfight but determined to solve what may be her last case as a police officer in Long Beach. They are all, in one way or another, stuck in dreary endless loops of love, murder, and the quest for clarity, release, and redemption. Reminiscent of James Ellroy's grittiness and Raymond Chandler's dark wit, Catalina Eddy is Daniel Pyne's clever homage to--and skillful deconstruction of--traditional noir storytelling. Moody, enthralling, and keenly imagined, Catalina Eddy evokes the characters and ambiance of a singular, peculiar landscape with cinematic flair.
Product Details
Price
$28.00
$26.04
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Publish Date
March 07, 2017
Pages
480
Dimensions
6.4 X 1.7 X 9.1 inches | 1.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780399171659
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About the Author
Daniel Pyne's screenwriting credits include the remake of The Manchurian Candidate, Pacific Heights, and Fracture. He made his directorial debut with the indie cult film Where's Marlowe? Pyne's list of television credits (writing and showrunning) is vast, and includes J. J. Abrams's Alcatraz and Miami Vice. His last novel, Fifty Mice, was published by Blue Rider Press in 2014; his previous novels Twentynine Palms and A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar were published by Counterpoint Press. He lives in Southern California.
Reviews
Praise for Catalina Eddy "Pyne delivers his noir in vivid, often gorgeous prose...although television may be where the action is, it's a big, all-out novel like this that lets Pyne display the full range of his talents." --Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post "Catalina Eddy is...very visually written--[Pyne] puts the reader firmly into each scene as the story unfolds." Ruth Kinane, Entertainment Weekly "While these three stories are connected through loosely related characters, they are, more importantly, linked by compelling storytelling, and by laughter, love, and honor." --Huffington Post "The three novellas, taken separately, are each well-crafted noirs. They've got the mood, the characters, the settings, and the stories that keep noir fiction alive. But taken together, Catalina Eddy is much greater than the sum of its parts..Daniel Pyne really gets it -- his language is deft, his storytelling skills spectacular." --LitReactor "Engaging and satisfying...A worthy addition to the shelf, between "noir" and now." --Kirkus "Pyne's wounded characters walk their mean streets honorably in this compelling account of attempts to find sense in a senseless world." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Pyne, who has also written successfully for television and film, turns in a quick-paced trio of gritty yarns with staccato dialog and grim survivors, all seeking redemption in whatever form is allowed."
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