Dreamland

By Newton Thornburg

Book Overview

Foxy Reno is a young woman searching for her dreams among the bright lights and glamour of Hollywood. Crow is a tough, rootless ex-hippie drifter looking for a new start with his father, an ex-cop now a private eye living in LA. Their worlds collide after two apparent suicides and a pair of brutal sex murders plunge them into the dark underbelly of Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley where beneath the glamour and glitter is a world of sleaze and porn. Crow and Reno embark on a hunt for the killer, which brings them up against the corruption that runs through LA?s super-rich corporate inhabitants and the city?s politicians. In seeking the truth Crow and Reno discover the dark side of desire and the neon nightmare of Hollywood in this white hot Californian thriller.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852428333
• ISBN13: 9781852428334
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.7" x 0.8" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Seriously underrated writer

Newton Thornburg is one of the most underrated crime novelists.Most of his books are out of print so it was great to see Serpents Tail releasing some of his earlier works.I first discovered Thornburg with the brilliant "Cutter & Bone", which included an excellent introduction by George Pelecanoes.Since then I have read "To Die in California", "Eve's Men" and now "Dreamland".Dreamland is about a drifter called Crow who is returning home to visit his father.He picks up hitchhiking young girl, Reno and together they get drawn into investigating an apparent suicide that Crow has suspicions about. Like previous Thornburg books it soon becomes apparent that people in rich and powerful places are behind the crime and the pair are soon in over their heads.As usual Thornburg creates interesting characters (on both sides of the law) and I found myself drawn into Crows and Renos plight, eager to find out their fate.Newton Thornburg deserves to be a lot better known and read. I would imagine he is a big influence on today's crime writers and I intend tracking down as many of his books as I can.