Coming Attractions — John Buntin

Posted on September 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

John Buntin, L.A. Noir

John Buntin, author of "L.A. Noir," which has been getting good reviews (I'm still working my way through the book) will be making a personal appearance tonight at 7 at Vroman's in Pasadena. Buntin has spent quite a bit of time researching this book, which takes a long, hard look at Police Chief William H. Parker and mobster Mickey Cohen. One item used by Buntin interests me particularly: The unpublished biography of Cohen written with author Ben Hecht back in 1957 (you may recall I wrote a post about it here). Buntin tells me Cohen does far less bragging than in his later published memoirs, "In My Own Words." 

In case you can't make it tonight, here's Buntin's entire schedule.

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