The novel’s scope is expansive, and so is the buzz that comes trailing it. Her investigation leads to some of the most secretive and ruthless men in the city. The action moves from everyday Hollywood sleaze to a darker conspiracy after Mae’s boss is murdered in a seemingly random shooting - which she suspects is anything but. The job is under those glasses.” There are bigger problems afoot: Someone is setting fire to homeless encampments a cabal of predators is targeting ingénues. Hannah is wearing too-big sunglasses in a dark room. But it’s the sunglasses that Mae’s thinking about. “Red-wine stains on her orange Celine hoodie - another thousand dollars down the drain. Mae’s client, hard-partying young starlet Hannah Heard, has a problem. That means it’s her job to keep them out. Most public relations companies are eager to get their clients’ names in the media, but Mae is a fixer for a black-bag PR firm. Although conflagrations abound in Harper’s sprawling neo-noir, Mae works for a crisis management firm that makes scandals disappear. In the opening pages of Harper’s stunning new crime saga, “Everybody Knows,” Mae Pruett is summoned to the hotel to put out a fire. Now Jordan Harper is adding another anecdote to the fabled history of the Chateau Marmont. It’s where John Belushi overdosed, Jim Morrison cracked his skull, fashion icon Helmut Newton fatally crashed his car and countless celebrities have had extramarital affairs.

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L.A. Noir by James Ellroy