Prisoner of Memory A Novel [Paperback]

L.A.'s Russian community is about to pullLos Angeles Timesreporter Eve Diamond, herself the daughter of Russian immigrants, into a stunning spiral of danger and intrigue. When Eve discovers the body of an émigré scientist's teenage son in Griffith Park, unraveling the execution-style shooting places her on the most personal -- and dangerous -- story of her career. Eve steps into the crossfire between old and new worlds, where an enigmatic Cold War spy lures her on, an underworld killer warns her not to go deeper, and where a charming stranger claiming to be her cousin might be drawing her into the sights of a brilliant, vengeful killer.

Like Raymond Chandler, Hamilton describes California in gritty, lyrical prose; like Sue Grafton, she shows a tough-skinned,tenderhearted heroine breaking a few rules. --Publishers Weekly First-class, suspense-filled.... Hamilton captures Los Angeles in a way that's comparable to the skills of Michael Connelly and Robert Crais. --Sun-Sentinel(Ft. Lauderdale, FL)