{"product_id":"cinnamon-girl-paperback","title":"Cinnamon Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Weizmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Evocative, nostalgic, haunting, twisty, and true, Weizmann's fast paced and smartly written CINNAMON GIRL is everything there is to love about a classic PI novel and more ... much more.\" -- Reed Farrel Coleman, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSLEEPLESS CITY \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Last Songbird\u003c\/i\u003e, Lyft driver-turned-sleuth Adam Zantz returns in a neo-noir dive into the dark side of LA's rock scene . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Zantz is still driving for Lyft, struggling to make ends meet, when his beloved former piano teacher makes a deathbed request: He wants Zantz to prove his son's innocence in a decades-earlier murder case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere doesn't seem to be much hope of solving such a cold case--until Zantz stumbles onto a test pressing of a never-released vinyl LP. The recording is of a high school garage band lost to the tides of the Paisley Underground, the acid-fueled early '80s music scene that spawned the Bangles and the Three O'Clock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDown the psychedelic rabbit hole Adam falls, tracing the band's journey from the middle class garage to the precipice of fame--a twisted tale marked by crooked DJs, elder-scammers, wellness hucksters, a teen cult, and the woman who held the key to the band's triumph and ruin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne part Raymond Chandler, one part Ziggy Stardust, \u003ci\u003eCinnamon Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis both an indelible, moving portrait of Los .Angeles, and a suspenseful tale of greed, lust, betrayal, and the hidden price of teenage yearning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEXTRA! A QR code will be added for the liner notes of the album by T\u003ci\u003ehe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. These feature importantly in the novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Weizmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAP Newswire\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Under the nom de plume, Shredder, Weizmann also wrote for the long running \u003ci\u003eFlipside\u003c\/i\u003e fanzine, as well as \u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, which once called him \"an incomparable punk stylist.\" Most recently, Weizmann co-authored \u003ci\u003eGame Changer\u003c\/i\u003e by Michael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg (Harper Leadership, 2020). He lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748318249248,"sku":"9781685891152","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b123f53aa6cc212ee7d888f08d398565.webp?v=1779908028","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cinnamon-girl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}