Fiction set in Los Angeles
Discover the best fiction set in Los Angeles, from Thomas Pynchon’s *Inherent Vice* to gritty L.A. noir and sun-soaked sagas. Explore curated novels capturing the city’s grit, glamour, and mystery.
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Inherent Vice
by Thomas Pynchon
Part noir, part psychedelic romp, and all Pynchon, "Inherent Vice" spotlights private eye Doc Sportello who occasionally comes out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era, as the free love of the 1960s slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.
