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Raymond Chandler is among the very best authors of modern literature, and not just detective pulp. He started late in life and didn't write nearly enough books and short stories. Henry Baum is officially my new hero. The books are sexy and violent, sure...but they are also well crafted with an attention to descriptive detail and an unsettling insight into the darkness inside us all. Raymond Chandler, I think would approve or at least accept Henry Baum's talent. I could NOT put it down from the first 10 pages on, and I intend on reading all the other books by Baum that I can find. I notice a polarized response to this book, you either love it or hate it. For 99 cents ? You have Got to be Kidding me. I would have paid ten bucks for that many vicarious thrills.


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North of Sunset Henry Baum 9781411656567 Books Reviews

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Hollywood is the place where dreams are made and occasionally nightmares find their way into the glitter and glamor of the stars.

In North Of Sunset by Harry Baum, we get a fictional glimpse into this world through the eyes of Michael Sennet and his beautiful actress wife Cheryl Leigh. Michael has become a big star, known throughout Hollywood; his face is a household phenomenon. Michael feels he has reached the pinnacle and is ready for the next step which he perceives as producing movies. The producer he works with, Martin Goldfarb is concerned that he is not ready for the big leagues on production and tries to keep his sights low. Michael is upset and having none of it.

At the same time in the city, there are a slew of murders happening. The only thing each victim has in common is their vanity license plates. Because at each crime scene the plate is taken, the serial killer has been coined by the name of the Vanity Plate Killer. Enter Curt Knudsen. He follows a group that talks about the ills of the world and his best friend is the leader. But he has tired of the continued rhetoric and has chosen to do something about those perceived ills. The murders make him feel powerful and he trolls the streets looking for those whose lives he feels makes others suffer. He has his own thought process, and determines the next victim based off his feelings.

Something is pulling these two bigger than life personalities inexorably together; the draw begins with just a bit madness for Michael, and a strange hint of pride from the killer. Michael too has vanity plates that came with his car which he received after one of his first gigs. As fate slowly brings these two together, bodies begin to pile up. Suddenly the murders change as well, is there now a copycat killer? Can California's finest find this killer before he strikes again?

Henry Baum has written a view of Hollywood from the inside. His characters are much like you would expect both with their flaws and their grandeur. Boredom between work breeds contempt and trouble, and Michael finds himself up to his neck in both. The excitement of being well known comes with the downside of everyone knowing or wanting to know your most personal secrets. As with the real deal, we meet the Paparazzi, and are introduced to the Homicide Detective in charge of the case.

As each of the characters is introduced Baum creates a catalyst that twists them all together creating a situation where Michael feels he has no way to go but down. But even in this twisted scenario he feels a sort of power, even in his shame. The Hollywood Baum creates is very like what we expect, there is the glamor, but there is also the dark undertow waiting for the unwary.

If you enjoy suspense and murder mysteries you will enjoy this work. The world of the stars is so different and yet somewhat like that of our own, and it is interesting to get such a vivacious and fresh description. Baum has found a way to bring his characters to a maddening low, and then executed an ending that pulls them out of the abyss. It is one I did not see coming.

This book was received as a free copy from the author. All opinions are my own based off my reading and understanding of the material.
One review said the book sneaks up on you. I guess I did not wait for that to happen. After the first three chapters I was so bored I erased this book from my library.
Although the book, what I read of it seemed to be well written, I could not get into it. The language was a real turn off.
The first 1/2+ of this book is so boring it is incredible. Too many "soliloquies" of the characters thoughts to themselves...It usually takes me one day to read a book of this size...it took me 3 because my mind kept wandering, and I kept putting off going back to it--but I was determined to finish it given the differences of opinions on the ratings. I kept thinking "surely this has to get better soon"...but it doesn't until the last 25% of the book...The book was nearly as torturous as Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky...and if you have read that book you know it is very slow reading, and hard to make yourself finish it.

There are many typos and improper verb tense usages throughout the book which are irritating. In one part the author compares NYC to European Cities, saying NY and European cities are the same "only NY is better"...I have visited many European cities having lived in Europe for 5 years....and I grew up just outside of NYC and there just is no comparison...this author should stick to writing about things he knows about. Calling European cities to NYC is just insane, and would only be stated by a personn who has not visited them.

The expletives were over used...appropriate in some parts of the book, but certainly not in all the times he used them.

The plot is "different"...too bad you don't get to the plot until near the end...The idea for the plot was interesting, but what the author did with it put me to sleep...

I would pass this book over...unless you enjoy being bored to tears...
This is a good story line but I did not care for the way it was written. Based on the other reviews, I kept waiting for the writing to change or get better. I just didn't like the style of writing.
Great book and very informative.
Book is written well with ability to keep the reader interested in the many topics.
First of all I never would have read this book if it had not have been free. I just usually don't go for this type of book. Even after the first murder happened I wondered what I was doing reading this book. But I ended up really enjoying the book. I did however find the ending to be unsatisfying. I thought, "Really? That's it?"
Raymond Chandler is among the very best authors of modern literature, and not just detective pulp. He started late in life and didn't write nearly enough books and short stories. Henry Baum is officially my new hero. The books are sexy and violent, sure...but they are also well crafted with an attention to descriptive detail and an unsettling insight into the darkness inside us all. Raymond Chandler, I think would approve or at least accept Henry Baum's talent. I could NOT put it down from the first 10 pages on, and I intend on reading all the other books by Baum that I can find. I notice a polarized response to this book, you either love it or hate it. For 99 cents ? You have Got to be Kidding me. I would have paid ten bucks for that many vicarious thrills.