“From the hip clubs of Koreatown to the privileged compounds of Malibu, nobody captures ‘this town’ like Jon Leaf. A modern-day Hollywood noir that starts with a body in a trunk and never lets its foot off the gas. Addictive, fast and funny.”

–Dan Staley, Executive Producer of "Cheers" and "Good Luck, Charlie"

“Leaf deftly chauffeurs us through the streets and personalities of Los Angeles with clever authenticity and noir glamour. A wild, only in LA page-turner!”

–Laura Bickford, Academy Award-nominated Producer of Traffic and Beasts of No Nation

“Arriving for an audition, an aspiring young actress finds a dead body in the trunk of her car. Should she cancel the audition and call the police? Not a chance; when your career’s on the line, the L.A.P.D can wait. Anyway, that stiff’s not going anywhere. An incisive satirical whodunit, City of Angles hooks you fast and never lets you go. Dreaming of fame and fortune in Tinseltown? You might want to read this first.”

–Joe Queenan, Wall Street Journal humor columnist and author of If You're Talking To Me, Your Career Must Be In Trouble

“In applying his gimlet eye to all the mischief in Hollywood, acclaimed playwright Jonathan Leaf has created in his novel The City of Angles an absolutely brilliant mixture of noir and social satire reminiscent of Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One.”

–Edward Jay Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of The Hollywood Economist and The Big Picture

“I had given up on Hollywood as well as books about it until I read Jonathan Leaf’s riveting and amusing City of Angles. Get it!”

–Roger Simon, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Enemies, A Love Story

“Jonathan Leaf’s entertaining murder mystery-insider's guide-roman à clef gives you a marvelous tour of the so-called City of Angles—because everyone’s got one—as his protagonists strive to scale the slippery and treacherous walls of Fortress Hollywood. If Carl Hiaasen is Florida Man, then Jonathan Leaf certainly has Los Angeles covered.”

–Alexander Rose, Author of Washington’s Spies and producer of Turn: Washington’s Spies.

“Jonathan Leaf’s scintillating debut, City of Angles, is even sharper than its whip-smart title. Part noir, part exposé of Hollywood’s dirty little secrets, and all fun and games, the tale teases and satisfies in equal parts. Flashing a shrewd sense of humor that feels like a knowing wink at a Tinseltown bar, Leaf’s prose treads nimbly between the crisp and the lyrical.”

–Christopher Yates, author of Black Chalk and Grist Mill Road