Newly published! CALIFORNIA NOIR is a literary mystery with a Casablanca-mix of cynical danger, droll comedy, and rekindled desire. A tragic hero takes an unwilling and dangerous, yet fiercely romantic, journey into an unexpected heart of darkness. Howard Lakin achieved success in the 1980s & 1990s as a writer and producer of such hit television shows as DALLAS and FALCON CREST. For the last 20 years he has been president and CEO of Lakin Literary Arts and Lakin & Marley Rare Books in Mill Valley, California.