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The Devil Raises His Own

by Scott Phillips

Book Details

Publisher:Bedford Square Publishers
Published:2025-09-11
Pages:253
Format:BOOK
Language:en

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About This Book

' Phillips is dark, dangerous, and important . . . Crime fiction at its best.' Michael Connelly This dark historical adventure captures the beginnings of the Hollywood studio system and the 'blue movie' industry that grows up alongside it. Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in seedy Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia — a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeoning her drunken, abusive husband to death. Though his business is mainl

Our Review

This gritty historical crime novel plunges readers into the seedy underbelly of 1916 Hollywood, where a photographer's portrait studio serves as a front for the burgeoning "blue movie" industry. The narrative gains its compelling force from Flavia, a woman who arrives seeking refuge after bludgeoning her abusive husband to death, forcing her to navigate a world where survival often means getting your hands dirty.

Scott Phillips masterfully blurs the lines between the respectable facade of the early studio system and the illicit pornography trade flourishing in its shadow. Readers who appreciate morally complex characters and a plot that is as unflinching as it is atmospheric will be captivated by this dark adventure, which leaves a lasting impression of a city built on dangerous dreams and desperate compromises.

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Fiction