Denise Hamilton writes the Eve Diamond crime novels set in today's multicultural Los Angeles. A Fulbright Scholar and former L.A. Times reporter, Denise's novels have been shortlisted for the Edgar Allen Poe and the Willa Cather Award. Denise is also editor of "Los Angeles Noir," an anthology from Akashic Books. Her latest novel is "Prisoner of Memory," set amidst the Cold War and L.A.'s Russian community. Visit her at www.denisehamilton.com. She lives somewhere between NoHo and Pasadena. Email