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Jim Nelson

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Jim Nelson’s novels include Bridge Daughter, A Man Named Baskerville, and more. His latest is Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 511 ratings · 115 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bridge Daughter (Bridge Daughter #1) 3.87 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hagar's Mother (Bridge Daughter #2) 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Man Named Baskerville 4.16 avg rating — 43 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edward Teller Dreams of Barbecuing People 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stranger Son (Bridge Daughter #3) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In My Memory Locked really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridge Daughter Cycle 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man in the Middle 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Concordance of One's Life 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My Hollywood crime novel Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles is now stocked by the San Francisco Public Library. As a San Franciscan, I’m especially proud to know my work is on the shelf of my local library. And if you live here, it’s one more way to pick up the book.

You can request the book from its SFPL catalog page, or visit one of the branches listed to pick it up in person. My prior h

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Jim Nelson wrote a new blog post “Chandler & West” now at San Francisco Public Library My Hollywood crime novel Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles is now stocked by the San Francisco Public Library. As a San Franciscan, I’m especia Read more of this blog post »
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Jim liked Divya's review of A Man Named Baskerville: "This story follows the life and adventures of Rodger Baskerville and provides a different view to this classic tale. A unique twist to this famous Sherlock Holmes tale. "
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Jim liked Cyrus's review of Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles: "I'll be honest, when I first saw the premise two famous authors as amateur sleuths I thought it might be a bit of a gimmick. But I was completely wrong. Jim Nelson does a brilliant job of capturing the distinct voices of Chandler and West: one drowni" Read more of this review »
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Jim liked Robert Ancell's review of Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles: "I received an advanced review copy of this book, here are my thoughts. Having read a number of Jim’s novels, I can always expect to receive both a good story and a United States cultural history lesson. And Chandler and West is no different, with some" Read more of this review »
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