Dark City Reveals The Real Los Angeles Noir

A visual history of L.A.’s grim, post-war underbelly, Dark City brings together images from archives, museums, newspapers, morgues, private collections, and the author’s extensive image library to reveal the true grit, grime, and horror of Los Angeles from the 1920s to 1950s. This large format, 480-page hardcover roams the back alleys, gin joints, tattoo parlors, gambling dens, nightclubs, and brutal crime scenes, revealing a city crawling with murder and mayhem.