Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, Megan Abbott’s debut, Die a Little, is a gem of the darkest hue. This ingenious twist on a classic noir tale tells the story of Lora King, a schoolteacher, and her brother 4/5(72). Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, Megan Abbott's debut, Die a Little, is a gem of the darkest hue. This ingenious twist on a classic noir tale tells the story of Lora King, a schoolteacher, and her brother 4/5(10). “Astonishingly, Die A Little was Megan Abbott's first novel. The shock is that a debutante should have managed such a difficult genre so perfectly. She writes pure American noir, circa Many authors have imitated the style, with some success, but you always knew that it was a .
"Megan Abbott's spectacular first novel Die a Little is the kind of book that should make devotees of Cain and Chandler fall down and beg for mercy." — Hollywood Reporter "If James M. Cain were writing episodes of Desperate Housewives, he would have written this noir tale of a brother and sister who become involved with shady characters. Megan Abbott. Megan Abbott is the Edgar®-winning author of the novels Die a Little, Queenpin, The Song Is You, Bury Me Deep, The End of Everything, Dare Me, The Fever, You Will Know Me and Give Me Your Hand. Abbott is co-showrunner, writer and executive producer of DARE ME, the TV show adapated from her novel. Die a Little (Hardcover) Published February 22nd by Simon Schuster. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Megan Abbott (Goodreads Author) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English.
“Astonishingly, Die A Little was Megan Abbott's first novel. The shock is that a debutante should have managed such a difficult genre so perfectly. She writes pure American noir, circa Many authors have imitated the style, with some success, but you always knew that it was a copy. Abbott feels original. DIE A LITTLE. by Megan Abbott ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, A schoolteacher gets jumpy when her brother falls for sizzling hot dame. Well, it’s not quite as sleazy as that, but this first novel has everything one could hope for in a noir without ever seeming imitative or stale. The author of The Street Was Mine: White Masculinity in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir (not reviewed), Abbott knows just how to set her readers up for her taut little tale set, natch, in the City of Angels in. Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, Megan Abbott's debut, Die a Little, is a gem of the darkest hue. This ingenious twist on a classic noir tale tells the story of Lora King, a schoolteacher, and her brother Bill, a junior investigator with the district attorney's office.
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