Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: The Real L.A. Noir


I’m pleased to announce that I will be the featured speaker at the May 7th meeting of the Los Angeles chapter of Sisters in Crime!  I’m looking forward to it and I hope that you will come out to the beautiful South Pasadena Library for the presentation.  If you are not familiar with Sisters in Crime, I suggest that you consider joining. The membership is comprised of mystery and true crime writers as well as librarians, booksellers, readers–anyone who loves the genre (men are welcome to join too!)

For details regarding the location of the meeting visit the Sisters in Crime website.

 squiggleJoan Renner—“Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: The Real L.A. Noir”

Los Angeles has inspired writers of crime fiction since the Golden Age in the 1930s.  The reason is simple, the City of Angels has been home to the most depraved killers and deranged crimes ever recorded. In her presentation, “Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: The Real L. A. Noir”, writer and social historian, Joan Renner, will introduce you to a few of L.A.’s grittiest true tales and most fascinating real life characters, and offer tips on how to research them.

Joan Renner is a social historian and writer specializing crime. She’s been an invited speaker at the California Association of Criminalists, and has appeared in over 20 episodes of numerous Investigation Channel programs including Deadly Women. Her blog, Deranged L.A. Crimes, tells true tales of murder and mayhem from the 20th Century.

 

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