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'''Denise Hamilton''' is a crime and thriller writer. She writes [[Eve Diamond]] crime novels, which have been short-listed for many awards, including the [[Edgar Award]] in mystery, Willa Cather award in literary fiction and the UK's [[Creasey Dagger Award]].


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'''Denise Hamilton''' is an American crime novelist, journalist and editor of the Edgar award-winning anthologies ''Los Angeles Noir'' and ''Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics''. Hamilton's five Eve Diamond crime novels have been short-listed for many awards, including the [[Edgar Award]] in mystery, Willa Cather award in literary fiction and the UK's Creasey Dagger Award.
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==Eve Diamond==


==Career==
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* ''The Jasmine Trade (2001)''
Hamilton's novels draw on the city's history, politics, diversity, and culture,<ref>{{Cite episode | title = Denise Hamilton's Los Angeles Mysteries | url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1803807 | series = Day to Day | credits = Interviewer: Karen Grigsby Bates | network = [[NPR]] | airdate = 2004-03-31}}</ref> and she calls her hometown of Los Angeles “The Ultimate Femme Fatale".<ref>{{Cite web | last = Olivas | first = Daniel | title = The Elegant Variation: Guest Interview: Denise Hamilton | date = 2010-04-06 | url = http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2010/04/interview-denise-hamilton.html | accessdate = 2011-05-10}}</ref> Her first novel, ''The Jasmine Trade'', was a national bestseller that grew out of a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' story she wrote about parachute kids – wealthy Asian immigrant children who live alone in big homes while their parents remain in Asia taking care of family business. When Hamilton filed her story, a ''Times'' editor asked Hamilton's supervisor to check her facts because she found it hard to believe such an outlandish tale was real.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Linn | first = Sara | title = Writing Outside the Box | newspaper = Luis Obispo Tribune | date = 2006-09-03}}</ref>
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* ''Sugar Skull (2003)''
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* ''Last Lullaby (2004)''
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* ''Savage Garden (2005)''
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* ''Prisoner of Memory (2006)''


Hamilton's sixth novel, ''The Last Embrace'', was a 1940s Hollywood [[Hardboiled|noir]] inspired by the disappearance of [[Jean Spangler]], a starlet linked to L.A. gangster [[Mickey Cohen]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Perry | first = Thomas | title = Girl, Interrupted: Denise Hamilton's The Last Embrace | newspaper = LA Weekly | date = 2008-07-23 | url = http://www.laweekly.com/2008-07-24/art-books/girl-interrupted/ | accessdate = 2011-05-10}}</ref>
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== External links ==

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* [http://www.denisehamilton.com/ official website]
Her seventh novel, ''Damage Control'', was published by [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]] in September, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Damage Control by Denise Hamilton | publisher = Simon & Schuster | url = http://books.simonandschuster.com/Damage-Control/Denise-Hamilton/9780743296748/ | accessdate = 2011-05-10}}</ref>

Before turning to fiction, Hamilton was a staff writer for the ''Los Angeles Times'', reporting on the city's sprawling multicultural suburbs. During this time, Hamilton also spent six months in former [[Yugoslavia]] on a [[Fulbright Fellowship]] and traveled widely in [[Eastern Europe|Eastern]] and [[Central Europe]], and the former Soviet Union during the waning days of Communism, reporting on political, cultural, and economic trends.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Cogdill | first = Oline | title = Power of the Press: Interview with Denise Hamilton | journal = Mystery Scene | issue = 94 | date = Spring 2006 | url = http://www.mysteryscenemag.com/ | issn = 1087-674X}}</ref>

The ''Los Angeles Noir'' anthologies, ([[Akashic Books]]) have been translated into French, Italian, and Russian. The first volume features 17 stories set in different L.A. neighborhoods by authors [[Michael Connelly]], [[Janet Fitch]], [[Patt Morrison]], [[Susan Straight]], [[Hector Tobar]], and others. ''Los Angeles Noir Volume 2: The Classics'' reprints stories by [[James M. Cain]], [[Paul Cain (author)|Paul Cain]], [[Raymond Chandler]], [[James Ellroy]], [[Ross Macdonald]], [[Walter Mosley]], noir pulp queen [[Leigh Brackett]], and Macdonald's wife [[Margaret Millar]], and range from 1930s to 1990s Los Angeles.

Hamilton also writes ''Uncommon Scents'', a monthly perfume column for the ''Los Angeles Times.''

==Bibliography==

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===Eve Diamond series===
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*''The Jasmine Trade'' (2001)
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*''Sugar Skull'' (2003)
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*''Last Lullaby'' (2004)
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*''Savage Garden'' (2005)
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*''Prisoner of Memory'' (2006)

===Standalones===
*''The Last Embrace'' (2008)
*''Damage Control'' (2011)

===Editor===
*''Los Angeles Noir short story anthology''
*''Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics''

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

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==External links==
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*[http://www.denisehamilton.com Official website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=541989702 Facebook page]
* [http://www.detnovel.com/Hamilton_Denise.html Denise Hamilton page at detnovel.com]
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 8 April 2024

Denise Hamilton is an American crime novelist, journalist and editor of the Edgar award-winning anthologies Los Angeles Noir and Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics. Hamilton's five Eve Diamond crime novels have been short-listed for many awards, including the Edgar Award in mystery, Willa Cather award in literary fiction and the UK's Creasey Dagger Award.

Career

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Hamilton's novels draw on the city's history, politics, diversity, and culture,[1] and she calls her hometown of Los Angeles “The Ultimate Femme Fatale".[2] Her first novel, The Jasmine Trade, was a national bestseller that grew out of a Los Angeles Times story she wrote about parachute kids – wealthy Asian immigrant children who live alone in big homes while their parents remain in Asia taking care of family business. When Hamilton filed her story, a Times editor asked Hamilton's supervisor to check her facts because she found it hard to believe such an outlandish tale was real.[3]

Hamilton's sixth novel, The Last Embrace, was a 1940s Hollywood noir inspired by the disappearance of Jean Spangler, a starlet linked to L.A. gangster Mickey Cohen.[4]

Her seventh novel, Damage Control, was published by Scribner in September, 2011.[5]

Before turning to fiction, Hamilton was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, reporting on the city's sprawling multicultural suburbs. During this time, Hamilton also spent six months in former Yugoslavia on a Fulbright Fellowship and traveled widely in Eastern and Central Europe, and the former Soviet Union during the waning days of Communism, reporting on political, cultural, and economic trends.[6]

The Los Angeles Noir anthologies, (Akashic Books) have been translated into French, Italian, and Russian. The first volume features 17 stories set in different L.A. neighborhoods by authors Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Patt Morrison, Susan Straight, Hector Tobar, and others. Los Angeles Noir Volume 2: The Classics reprints stories by James M. Cain, Paul Cain, Raymond Chandler, James Ellroy, Ross Macdonald, Walter Mosley, noir pulp queen Leigh Brackett, and Macdonald's wife Margaret Millar, and range from 1930s to 1990s Los Angeles.

Hamilton also writes Uncommon Scents, a monthly perfume column for the Los Angeles Times.

Bibliography

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Eve Diamond series

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  • The Jasmine Trade (2001)
  • Sugar Skull (2003)
  • Last Lullaby (2004)
  • Savage Garden (2005)
  • Prisoner of Memory (2006)

Standalones

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  • The Last Embrace (2008)
  • Damage Control (2011)

Editor

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  • Los Angeles Noir short story anthology
  • Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics

Notes

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  1. ^ Interviewer: Karen Grigsby Bates (2004-03-31). "Denise Hamilton's Los Angeles Mysteries". Day to Day. NPR.
  2. ^ Olivas, Daniel (2010-04-06). "The Elegant Variation: Guest Interview: Denise Hamilton". Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  3. ^ Linn, Sara (2006-09-03). "Writing Outside the Box". Luis Obispo Tribune.
  4. ^ Perry, Thomas (2008-07-23). "Girl, Interrupted: Denise Hamilton's The Last Embrace". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  5. ^ "Damage Control by Denise Hamilton". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  6. ^ Cogdill, Oline (Spring 2006). "Power of the Press: Interview with Denise Hamilton". Mystery Scene (94). ISSN 1087-674X.
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