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Acclaimed internationally for his literary fiction, his hard-boiled true crime books and Hollywood memoirs, John Gilmore has a following that spans the globe from London to Tokyo, from Hong Kong to Hollywood. "John Gilmore is the quintessential L.A. noir writer..." Sydney Morning Herald. 

Book pages include Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder , Manson, the Unholy Trail of Charlie and the Family,  two new books, L.A. Despair, A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times, Crazy Streak and more

Spotlight focuses on his first-hand experiences with movie stars and other celebrities including Lenny Bruce, Jayne Mansfield, Janis Joplin, Jean Seberg, James Dean, Ed Wood, Jr, Jack Kerouac, Brigitte Bardot, Hank Williams Sr., Jane Fonda, William Burroughs, Dennis  Hopper, Carlos Castaneda, Jim Morrison, Sal Mineo, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Payton and more.

Serial killers and high-profile slayers such as Charles Manson, the Los Angeles "Ice Blonde" Barbara Graham, hitchhike murderer Billy Cook ("the kid with one bad eye and HARD LUCK knuckles"), Eddie Nash and John Holmes are explored in depth in Gilmore's books (see Crime Scenes (Black Dahlia murder), (Wonderland) and interviews.

Scrapbook includes photo galleries of Mamie Van Doren, Brigitte Bardot, Marilyn Monroe, Lisa Boyle, Sharon Tate, and Neva Shaw featuring The Case of the Vanishing Stripper

New Book Coming out  July 11, 2008 ROAD WITHOUT END: On the Run with Bonnie and Clyde Available for preorder now on Amazon

INSIDE MARILYN MONROE: A MEMOIR Buy on AMAZON

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John Gilmore's books are available at AMAZON and BARNES AND NOBLE