East of Lincoln - Paperback

An artist is murdered. We know who did it. But why?

"Literary crime fiction doesn't get any better than this." - Readers' Favorite

From award-winning author Harlin Hailey comes this ripped-from-the headlines tale of desperation, depravity, and murder.

The year is 2012. The end of the world is near. Set in Los Angeles in the post-Great Recession Obama years, a motley crew of unemployed characters is brought together by self-loathing, boredom and defeat. Facing hard times and no prospects, they gather in a run-down apartment to change their fates. But a destructive, nihilistic stranger has other ideas. Ideas that will change their lives forever.

Darkly funny, bittersweet and fiercely honest, this evocative hard-boiled whydunit captures the underground mood of those forgotten, and how far they'll go once they've lost it all.

East of Lincoln is a poignant and unforgettable story of the black heart of the American dream, and the enduring power of friendship.

For fans of slow burn psychological suspense, L.A. noir, dirty realism, James Ellroy, Bret Easton Ellis, Charles Bukowski, John Fante, Raymond Chandler, and Joan Didion.