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Denise Hamilton
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Denise Hamilton

Denise Hamilton is a writer-journalist whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, and The New York Times and is the author of five acclaimed Eve Diamond crime novels, Prisoner of Memory, Savage Garden, Last Lullaby, Sugar Skull, and The Jasmine Trade, all of which have been Los Angeles Times bestsellers. She is also the editor of and a contributor to the short story anthology Los Angeles Noir, winner of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Mystery of 2007. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two young children. Visit her at www.denisehamilton.com.

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Chapter 1 from The Last Embrace
Jul 11, 2009
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Prisoner of Memory will be released on March 27, 2007 in Mass Market Paperback
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Prisoner of Memory is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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Prisoner of Memory will be released on April 18, 2006 in eBook
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Savage Garden will be released on February 28, 2006 in Mass Market Paperback
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Last Lullaby will be released on March 29, 2005 in Mass Market Paperback
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Last Lullaby will be released on April 13, 2004 in eBook
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Sugar Skull will be released on January 27, 2004 in Mass Market Paperback
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The Jasmine Trade will be released on October 10, 2001 in eBook
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Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Last Lullaby
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
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Introduction from Savage Garden
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Chapter 1 from Prisoner of Memory
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Chapter 1 from Sugar Skull
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Chapter 1 from The Jasmine Trade
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Miami Herald, November 6, 2009
...joins others on the `Urban Noir' panel at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, in Pavillion A: Denise Hamilton, ``Los Angeles Noir''; Les Standiford, ``Miami Noir''; S.J. Rozan, ``Bronx Noir'' and Paco Ignacio Taibo II, ``Mexico City Noir...
Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2009
...novel, about a boy and his dog who inadvertently stumble upon the Gates of Hell, is reviewed by Denise Hamilton. It "has a shot at becoming a middle-school Halloween classic," she writes, because it is a laugh-out-loud funny tale about a boy who must...
La Cañada Valley Sun, October 16, 2009
...the luncheon, and the book ?Dinosaur Woods? is his latest. Los Angeles Times journalist and former Fulbright scholar Denise Hamilton will share about of her authorship of high-octane thrillers set in the L.A. area. Her current book, ?The Last...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, August 7, 2009
...Denise Hamilton took practical advice one step further when she decided to become an author of books. She didn't just write what she knew. She also explored what she wanted...
SGV Tribune, June 28, 2009
...Reading Program is for adults 18 and over. Different classes will have authors to discuss books and topics. Denise Hamilton will be the featured author at 3 p.m. July 11. A feng shui class will be held with Jenny Liu at 2:30 p.m. July 18. Mars...
SGV Tribune, June 27, 2009
...Reading Program is for adults 18 and over. Different classes will have authors to discuss books and topics. Denise Hamilton will be the featured author at 3 p.m. July 11. A feng shui class will be held with Jenny Liu at 2:30 p.m. July 18. Mars...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 8, 2009
...cities themselves, and the strange inner workings that make them, and their residents, tick are the real protagonists. Denise Hamilton's latest crime novel is 'The Last Embrace,' set in 1949 Hollywood. First published on June 7, 2009 at 12:00 am...
Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2009
...Book Festival's ?Cold Cases? panel hosted by the Mystery Writers of America that featured authors Tom Epperson, Denise Hamilton and Nina Revoyr with Sarah Weinman moderating. Panelists were asked the reason for writing about L.A.'s past, why they...
Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2009
...short chapter will be written by a different Los Angeles novelist, including Jerry Stahl, Marissa Silver, Seth Greenland, Denise Hamilton and Aimee Bender. Mary McNamara promises she'll wrap it all up April 24. That's the eve of the , where you'll be...
Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2009
...of, most recently, 'From Chivalry to Terrorism: War and the Changing Nature of Masculinity'); and award-winning mystery writer Denise Hamilton ('The Last Embrace'). The panel was at its best when the group -- all well acquainted with Chandler's novels,...
International Falls Daily Journal, February 5, 2009
...one you?re with when you can?t forget the one who got away. The Last Embrace by Denise Hamilton, inspired by a true unsolved crime, is set in 1949 Los Angeles. The story is all about the allure and seductiveness of Hollywood. Lily Kessler is asked to...
In Reference to Murder, April 28, 2009
...noir series James Ellroy 's weird, wild, and definitely not boring speech Historical crime fiction authors Tom Epperson, Denise Hamilton and Nina Revoyr with Sarah Weinman moderating discussing " Cold Cases " Don't want to leave some...
Jacket Copy, April 26, 2009
...Book Festival's “Cold Cases” panel hosted by the Mystery Writers of America that featured authors Tom Epperson, Denise Hamilton and Nina Revoyr with Sarah Weinman moderating. Panelists were asked the reason for writing about L.A.'s past, why they...
A Writer's Life, April 25, 2009
...Photo upper left, me and Victor Gischler. Photo on right, Gischler, Brett Battles, William Rabkin, Naomi Hirahara, and Denise Hamilton, all at the MWA/Mystery Bookstore party. You can click on the images or a larger view...
LA Observed, April 23, 2009
...Veronique and Deanne can also be heard on some official festival panels along with LAO contributors Erika Schickel , Denise Hamilton , Jenny Price , Cari Beauchamp and David Davis . Their panels and some other recommended things to see at the festival...
Jacket Copy, April 7, 2009
...short chapter will be written by a different Los Angeles novelist, including Jerry Stahl, Marissa Silver, Seth Greenland, Denise Hamilton and Aimee Bender. Mary McNamara promises she'll wrap it all up April 24. That's the eve of the Festival of Books ,...
Jacket Copy, April 6, 2009
...short chapter will be written by a different Los Angeles novelist, including Jerry Stahl, Marissa Silver, Seth Greenland, Denise Hamilton and Aimee Bender. Mary McNamara promises she'll wrap it all up April 24. That's the eve of the Festival of Books ,...
L.A. Now, March 26, 2009
...biographer, Kenneth Turan, a film critic for the Los Angeles Times, Leo Braudy, author and film critic, and Denise Hamilton, a former Los Angeles Times staff writer and author of the Eva Diamond crime novels. The discussion ranged from Chandler’s...
Hey, There's A Dead Guy in the Living Room, December 5, 2008
...think her publisher sent her first class wherever she went, I remember a frantic trip she shared with Denise Hamilton up the west coast (literally) in a rental car, racing not only traffic but the clock as well, to make hotels from one phone interview to...