Monday, Oct 27, 2014
LONDON
Interview by Robert Hull
The Guardian, Friday 24 October 2014
Best-selling crime novelist Michael Connelly on Los Angeles
The creator of the Harry Bosch series of detective novels looks beyond LA’s freeways to bring us a piazza full of mariachi musicians, historic bars, gorgeous views and tiny jazz clubs.
Before I arrived I envisaged the LA of Raymond Chandler: the sun-bleached streets, the dark romanticism. But what I found was a sprawling city with so many people and cars. I came here as a journalist, on the crime beat. You get sent to corners most people don’t see.
If you’re an avid collector of crime fiction and thrillers, you should visit Mystery Pier on Sunset Boulevard. You can find obscure collectables, mystery and genre books here.
Mystery Pier has single-handedly turned me into a collector of First Editions -- If I'm lying I'm flying!!! This bookshop possesses great artistry. Harvey & Louis are raconteurs, bon vivant & bookmen of the highest element ---
From the moment I walked through the door, I found magic on the shelves of Mystery Pier Books ---
I love it here!
Mystery Pier Books is like the most wonderful museum, except you get to buy the exhibits.
This bookshop possesses great artistry. Harvey & Louis are raconteurs, bon vivants & bookmen of the highest element.
This shop is so incredible they ought to charge admission ---
A must for every L.A. visit ---
With much gratitude ---
I've died and gone to heaven.Here's to a long, long friendship ---
A delight!
Home from home. ---
I've been to bookshops all over the world, and Mystery Pier is by far the best ---
I could spend days here! ---
More a museum and place of treasure than a shop. A dream.
Wow! Amazing shop! Now I have to learn how to read ---
I could spend a lifetime here!
I LOVE the shop!