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Blues in the Night
The thrilling new novel from a genre veteran -
When ex-con Dave ‘Mace’ Mason is hired by Paulie Lacotta, an old acquaintance and high-rolling criminal, to watch his ex-girlfriend, Angela, he knows there’s more to the job than he’s being told. Angela has fallen in love with one of Paulie’s competitors, Tiny, and Paulie wants to know if she’s the reason a big deal recently went south. But Mace draws some unwelcome attention as he investigates, and when Tiny is found dead, Mace wonders if he will live long enough to uncover the truth.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 2012
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About the author
Dick Lochte
55 books27 followersDick Lochte, author of the noir thriller Blues in the Night and co-author with The Today Show's Al Roker of the comedy mysteries featuring restaurateur Billy Blessing (The Talk Show Murders), began his career as a novelist with the publication of the award-winning mystery, Sleeping Dog.
As a journalist, Lochte has written for numerous publications, including the Washington Post, Playboy, TV Guide, Chicago Tribune and Salon. He has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times for a number of years, most recently as a reviewer of crime fiction. He has also served as a contributing editor and theatre critic for Los Angeles magazine, receiving an Ovation Award from the Los Angeles Theatre Alliance, the only critic so honoured.
He has also written film scripts for such actors as David Niven, Roger Moore, Martin Sheen and Jodie Foster.
Lochte, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, now lives with his wife and son in Southern California.
As a journalist, Lochte has written for numerous publications, including the Washington Post, Playboy, TV Guide, Chicago Tribune and Salon. He has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times for a number of years, most recently as a reviewer of crime fiction. He has also served as a contributing editor and theatre critic for Los Angeles magazine, receiving an Ovation Award from the Los Angeles Theatre Alliance, the only critic so honoured.
He has also written film scripts for such actors as David Niven, Roger Moore, Martin Sheen and Jodie Foster.
Lochte, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, now lives with his wife and son in Southern California.
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August 16, 2018
Pale noir
Did not live up to review. Expecting classic noir and got a pale substitute. Interesting characters but nothing new. LA does come alive in all of its sordidness.
Did not live up to review. Expecting classic noir and got a pale substitute. Interesting characters but nothing new. LA does come alive in all of its sordidness.
February 21, 2012
My expectations were high as I have enjoyed Lochte's previous work and he has not published a "solo" work in awhile. (He has recently been co-authoring "celebrity" mysteries).
However, this type of action thriller is not my cup of tea. YMMV. It is well-written and makes good use of the L.A. landscape. But I did not go in for the larger-than-life hero (ex-con living the quiet life finding himself in the middle of murder and mayhem forced to figure out what's going on in order to survive) and some of the cartoonish characters.
However, this type of action thriller is not my cup of tea. YMMV. It is well-written and makes good use of the L.A. landscape. But I did not go in for the larger-than-life hero (ex-con living the quiet life finding himself in the middle of murder and mayhem forced to figure out what's going on in order to survive) and some of the cartoonish characters.
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