Harlin Hailey

East of Lincoln Harlin Hailey

An artist is murdered. We know who did it. But why?

"Literary crime fiction doesn't get any better than this." - Readers' Favorite


From award-winning author Harlin Hailey comes this ripped-from-the headlines tale of desperation, depravity, and murder.


The year is 2012. The end of the world is near. Set in Los Angeles in the post-Great Recession Obama years, a motley crew of unemployed characters is brought together by self-loathing, boredom and defeat. Facing hard times and no prospects, they gather in a run-down apartment to change their fates. But a destructive, nihilistic stranger has other ideas. Ideas that will change their lives forever.

Darkly funny, bittersweet and fiercely honest, this evocative hard-boiled whydunit captures the underground mood of those forgotten, and how far they'll go once they've lost it all.

East of Lincoln is a poignant and unforgettable story of the black heart of the American dream, and the enduring power of friendship.

For fans of L. A. neo-noir, dirty realism, James Ellroy, Bret Easton Ellis, Charles Bukowski, John Fante, Raymond Chandler, and Joan Didion.