{"product_id":"9781835013564","title":"Devil Raises His Own","description":"Author: Scott Philipps\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781835013564\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: No Exit Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Phillips is dark, dangerous, and important . . . Crime fiction at its best.' \u003cem\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dark historical adventure captures the beginnings of the Hollywood studio system and the 'blue movie' industry that grows up alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in seedy Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia — a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeoning her drunken, abusive husband to death. Though his business is mainly legit, Bill finds himself brushing up against the porn industry growing in the shadows of the motion picture mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a series of grisly murders take place across the city, Bill and his granddaughter are pulled into events as tricky and tangled as anything this side of \u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e. We meet a cast of unforgettable characters living on the margins looking to make a quick buck, launch a career, or just keep their family together. \u003cem\u003eThe Devil Raises His Own\u003c\/em\u003e is a stripped-down noir thriller and a panoramic look at Los Angeles at the beginning of motion pictures — a Boogie Nights set in the era of D.W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin from one of the best crime novelists working today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542725677214,"sku":"HPC-9781835013564","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781835013564.jpg?v=1771566745","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781835013564","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}