Category Archives: Ray Bradbury

A GRAVEYARD FOR LUNATICS (1990) by Ray Bradbury

Posted on 7 December 2012 by Cavershamragu

Hollywood, 1954 and the unnamed protagonist of Ray Bradbury’s Death is a Lonely Business (which I reviewed here) is back. When we saw him last he was a struggling pulp writer living in Venice (California) – since then has moved … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Alphabet of Crime, Crime Fiction Alphabet, Friday's Forgotten Book, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Private Eye, Ray Bradbury, Scene of the crime | 18 Comments

DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS (1985) by Ray Bradbury

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Cavershamragu

I delayed reading this book for the best part of thirty years but finally made the leap last week. I was thirty pages in when I heard the news: Ray Bradbury had died at the age of 91. The following, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Alphabet of Crime, Crime Fiction Alphabet, Dashiell Hammett, Friday's Forgotten Book, Leigh Brackett, Los Angeles, Private Eye, Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Scene of the crime | 21 Comments