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Boulevard

LAPD Detective Hayden Glass has only one vice…the girls who work the streets he’s vowed to protect. Hayden Glass never had it easy. He fought hard…

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Beat

LAPD Robbery-Homicide Detective Hayden Glass finds himself in another hot situation when the young prostitute he’s been seeing in San Francisco is kidnapped…

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Schwartz is skillful in rendering charcoal-sketch views of the darker corners of Sunset Boulevard, and he dazzles the reader with intermittent flashes of…

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Michael Connelly

Just as I thought there wasn’t an original take left on the detective novel, along comes Stephen Jay Schwartz and BEAT.

Michael Connelly
New York Times Bestselling Author of the Harry Bosch Novels
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Tess Gerritsen

BOULEVARD is relentless and unflinching, a shocking thriller that dares you to keep reading. Schwartz has created one of the most complex and tortured protagonists I’ve encountered in a long time. A powerful debut.

Tess Gerritsen
New York Times Bestselling Author
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T. Jefferson Parker

Boulevard is terrific. Fast-paced and convincingly told. The streets of L.A. have never been meaner or seamier. Stephen Jay Schwartz’s clear vision and knowing heart make him a gifted writer to watch.

T. Jefferson Parker
New York Times Bestselling Author
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Tom Nolan

Schwartz is skillful in rendering charcoal-sketch views of the darker corners of Sunset Boulevard, and he dazzles the reader with intermittent flashes of a poetic sensibility. . . .a book full of merit, by an author loaded with talent.

Tom Nolan
Los Angeles Times
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  • About
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    • The Musicality of Writing
  • Novels
    • Boulevard
    • Beat
  • Collections & Essays
    • Hollywood Versus the Author
    • Jewish Noir
    • L.A. Fiction Anthology
    • Writers On The Edge
    • Now Write! Mysteries
    • Making Story
    • The Sunday Rumpus Essay
  • Blogs
    • Murderati.com
      • Magical Optimism
      • Fourteen
      • Five Story Fall
    • Current Blog
      • A Diary of Sorts
  • Events
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