# Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles - Paperback

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by **Jim Nelson** (Author)

**Los Angeles, 1939.** Two writers struggle to finish books destined to become American masterpieces: Raymond Chandler and his debut novel, _The Big Sleep_, and Nathanael West with his tour de force, _The Day of the Locust_.

What Chandler and West don't know is that their work, and their lives, will draw together around the Hollywood murder of a gorgeous aspiring actress. The pair find themselves entangled with a sex magick cult, gambling rackets, rocket scientists, pornographers, Big Oil, bad cops, and Nazis vying for control of the movie industry-all while war in Europe looms.

Fighting writer's block and alcoholism, the two novelists come together to piece together the true story obscured behind Tinseltown's shimmering facade. _Chandler & West_ is a roller-coaster ride across a corrupt and idealistic Los Angeles at the glamorous heights of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

**Number of Pages:** 282

**Dimensions:** 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN

**Publication Date:** February 09, 2026

## Details

- **Price:** 25.34 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Crime, Fiction, Historical, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers

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