Hollywood and Crime

Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is known as the creator of the San Francisco-based Nameless Detective, who starred in over 40 books from the early 1970s into the 2000s.

Dick Lochte is a crime writer best known for his mystery novels set in Southern California, including Hollywood and Crime. He is recognized for his series featuring private investigator Leo Bloodworth and has won several

Gary Phillips writes hard-boiled crime fiction and mysteries often set in the backstreets of Los Angeles. He is the editor of the anthology Hollywood and Crime and the creator of the Ivan Monk private eye series. His stories focus on the social and political realities of the city through a noir lens.

Lee Goldberg is a crime novelist and television writer who specializes in stories set around the entertainment industry. He is the author of the Hollywood and Crime series and has written for several popular mystery shows. His books are straightforward, fast-paced, and draw on his years of experience working in Los Angeles.

Matthew V. Clemens is a true crime and mystery author known for the Hollywood and Crime series and his frequent collaborations with Max Allan Collins. His writing focuses on gritty police procedurals and the dark history

Max Allan Collins is a versatile author known for his crime and mystery novels, including the Bibliomysteries and Hollywood and Crime series. He also wrote the novelization for Waterworld and contributed to Dick Tracy stories.

Michael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books, which have been translated into 39 languages, have garnered him many awards. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.

He's been called astonishingly prolific. He's been called "the last of the great pulp writers." Robert J. Randisi has fought to ensure that P.I. fiction gets some respect, not just through his many splendid contributions to the genre in the form of his fictional eyes creations of Miles Jacoby, Henry Po, Nick Delvecchio or a host of others, as entertaining as they may be, but through his tireless promotion of the genre through his numerous non-fiction articles, his co-founding, with Ed Gorman,...

Stuart M. Kaminsky is the author of the Master's Choice series, a collection of engaging mysteries. His work often features sharp dialogue and well-crafted plots that keep readers guessing.

Terence Faherty writes mystery novels, including the Owen Keane series and the Scott Elliott private eye stories. He is the author of Unholy Orders and Hollywood and Crime, focusing on