Dark City The Real Los Angeles Noir
Jul 15, 2018
3 minutes
![](https://article-imgs.scribdassets.com/9tj0jxr4hs6hn4h4/images/fileJYU3HEQB.jpg)
Betty Rowland reclines on a sofa backstage at the Follies, c.1938
![](https://article-imgs.scribdassets.com/9tj0jxr4hs6hn4h4/images/fileVGC21YPF.jpg)
Two suspects are kept in check by a police officer in downtown LA
![](https://article-imgs.scribdassets.com/9tj0jxr4hs6hn4h4/images/fileAQNJRESD.jpg)
A reluctant suspect winces as a police officer takes things into his own hands
![](https://article-imgs.scribdassets.com/9tj0jxr4hs6hn4h4/images/file6GURA3CN.jpg)
A cigar-chomping detective examines the murder weapon, c.1940
Edited by Jim Heimann, Taschen, Price £75, 480 pages, hardcover, ISBN 978-3-8365-6076-4
It's often been said that behind the California smile there lies a darkness. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in Los Angeles,
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days