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Description
-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
| Publisher | Blue Rider Press |
| Publish Date | March 07, 2017 |
| Pages | 480 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780399171659 |
| Dimensions | 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.7 inches | 1.6 pounds |
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Reviews
"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."
--Library Journal
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