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Excellent film noir novel

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Bohemian Heart is a wild ride from beginning to end. Reminiscent of the great noir films of the forties and fifties. The characters are well drawn and the plot twists and turns to what feels like an inevitable conclusion. A very satisfying read and a fun one as well. Highly recommended for noir fans.

Totally Awesome

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This book was amazing...I've never read a book as descriptive as this before. And considering my age (I'm only fifteen, I'm on my dad's account), I've read a lot of books.

It sends you through San Francisco with a man, simply starting out with trying to solve a case for a distressed woman who is pretty much labeled as 'guilty'. But as he gets to know her, he slowly falls in love with her until he's almost entirely enamoured. While I'm pretty young for the description, I didn't mind. I think it was entirely brilliant. In fact, I had never heard of James until my friend Cassi introduced me to this book. He is her uncle, so I guess that's the only way I became fortunate enough to read the book.

All in all, it is a magnificent book. I suggest anyone to read it if they are of a decent age for some of the sexual content. It drags you into a very well thought out mystery that takes place after years of fighting between two families. Mr. Dalessandro has done an amazing job, and I look forward to reading more of his books.

Bohemian Heart by James Dalessandro

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From page one I was taken in by the city I love, San Francisco. Every turn on every street felt like home. While some of the sex narrative was more than I needed to know, I was enmeshed through it like I was there. The twists of Lombard Street are only matched by the authors ability to take new turns through out the pages. I can't wait for him do another book.

The book has become a classic, a collector's item.

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I'm James Dalessandro, the author of Bohemian Heart. I'm a veteran screenwriter who returned to his first love, fiction, out of frustration with Hollywood. I'm amazed at the reception of Bohemian Heart, many reviewers compared it to the work of Dashiell Hammet, Raymond Chandler, Scott Turow, etc. It covers 100 years of San Francisco history in a contemporary mystery, and it's full of the politics, corruption and colorful characters who populate one of the world's great cities. It's prequel "1906", about the San Francisco earthquake and similar issues, is scheduled for a winter, 2000 release. A film adaptation of Bohemian Heart is on the way. I think it's funny, literate, and constantly surprising. I hope it finds its way to more and more readers....James Dalessandro