Author Denise Hamilton

"Like Raymond Chandler, Hamilton describes California in gritty, lyrical prose; like Sue Grafton, she shows a tough-skinned, tenderhearted heroine breaking a few rules, if not a few bones." —Publishers Weekly

Welcome to the official website of author Denise Hamilton. Denise writes the Eve Diamond crime novels, which have been short-listed for many awards, including the Edgar Allen Poe Award in mystery, Willa Cather award in literary fiction and the UK's prestigious Creasey Dagger Award.

LOS ANGELES NOIR 1 & 2

Denise is editor of both LOS ANGELES NOIR and LOS ANGELES NOIR 2, THE CLASSICS. Publishers Weekly says of the latest: "Like Manhattan Noir 2 and other previous "classics" entries in Akashic's noir series, this entry, with its high-quality stories from such genre masters as Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, outshines the typical all-original anthology in the series. Hamilton has been wise to select lesser-known works by legendary writers, guaranteeing that the volume will appeal both to fans unfamiliar with the stories and readers new to their hard-edged prose..."

THE LAST EMBRACE
An LA TIMES Bestseller!

The critically acclaimed author of the Eve Diamond mystery series delivers her first standalone novel, a sexy, atmospheric and seductive thriller that transports readers to a fascinating, transitional time and place—1949 Los Angeles. Read more about THE LAST EMBRACE here.

PRISONER OF MEMORY is the fifth and latest Eve Diamond novel. It was a finalist for a Southern California Booksellers Award for Best Mystery of 2006. This is the 3rd year in a row Denise has been been a finalist. Her previous novel, Savage Garden was also a finalist. Prisoner of Memory was also selected as a "Best Book of 2006" by the Toronto Globe and Mail and a "Best Mystery of 2006" by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Denise was a Los Angeles Times reporter and Fulbright Scholar before she became a novelist, so there are lots of interesting essays and articles on this site about how real life has inspired her stories and novels.

Former LA Times journalist and Fulbright Scholar Denise Hamilton is known for high-octane crime novels with romantic suspense set in contemporary, multicultural Los Angeles.

The Chicago Sun Times says of Denise: "One of the brightest new talents to enter crime fiction over the last few years...Diamond is one of the best characters in a currently ongoing series."