The Informers. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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The Informers
Bret Easton Ellis, 1994
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Gregor Jordan, 2008

A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.


London Fields. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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London Fields
Martin Amis, 1989
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Mathew Cullen, 2018

Upon arriving in London, an American writer encounters Nicola Six, an alluring woman who inspires him. Nicola is engaged in a perilous game, dating both a married gangster and a wealthy businessman in an attempt to swindle them. As a clairvoyant, she foresees her own demise at the hands of one of these three men.