Publisher's Weekly
Campbell's In La-La Land We Trust received rave reviews and this maze-like sequel should, too. ``La-La Land' is a Los Angeles area that private-eye Whistler knows well, turf for male and female whores, drunks and druggies. When lovely Nell Twelvetrees, a stranger in La-La, asks Whistler to be her bodyguard, he gladly accepts, and not just for the fee. He is captivated by Nell and eager to protect her from her husband Roger, a millionaire TV comic. Assaults on Whistler and the woman follow, as she tries to force Roger to settle a fortune on her during divorce negotiations. Also involved in these events are Jenny, the comic's lethal daughter, and her eerie boyfriend. A crooked cop, battered hookers and other types figure in the cunning plot. No one is what he or she seems, especially the Alice of the title. She plays a startling role in this chronicle by an author who shines as a satirist but creates feeling in the reader for even the worst of his debauched characters.
Library Journal
The environs of Los Angeles are as much a part of Campbell's new Whistler novel as are the many and varied street types, the over-paid celebrities and their hangers-on. Whistler is hired to protect Nell Twelvetrees, third wife of an aging TV personality with a yen for under-age hookers and a set of psychological problems straight from a textbook. Brimming with unexpected action, hidden clues, and Campbell's great storytelling, this sequel to In La-La Land We Trust (1986) is a treat of smooth prose with a jolt at the end. JV
Campbell's In La-La Land We Trust received rave reviews and this maze-like sequel should, too. ``La-La Land' is a Los Angeles area that private-eye Whistler knows well, turf for male and female whores, drunks and druggies. When lovely Nell Twelvetrees, a stranger in La-La, asks Whistler to be her bodyguard, he gladly accepts, and not just for the fee. He is captivated by Nell and eager to protect her from her husband Roger, a millionaire TV comic. Assaults on Whistler and the woman follow, as she tries to force Roger to settle a fortune on her during divorce negotiations. Also involved in these events are Jenny, the comic's lethal daughter, and her eerie boyfriend. A crooked cop, battered hookers and other types figure in the cunning plot. No one is what he or she seems, especially the Alice of the title. She plays a startling role in this chronicle by an author who shines as a satirist but creates feeling in the reader for even the worst of his debauched characters.
Library Journal
The environs of Los Angeles are as much a part of Campbell's new Whistler novel as are the many and varied street types, the over-paid celebrities and their hangers-on. Whistler is hired to protect Nell Twelvetrees, third wife of an aging TV personality with a yen for under-age hookers and a set of psychological problems straight from a textbook. Brimming with unexpected action, hidden clues, and Campbell's great storytelling, this sequel to In La-La Land We Trust (1986) is a treat of smooth prose with a jolt at the end. JV
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Hardback Editions
1987 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
April 1999 : Paperback
| Title: Alice in La-LA Land Author(s): Robert Campbell ISBN: 1-58444-024-4 / 9781584440246 (USA edition) Publisher: Disc Us Books Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1994 : Paperback
| Title: Alice In La-La Land Author(s): Robert Campbell ISBN: 1-85501-554-4 / 9781855015548 (UK edition) Publisher: The Sheridan Book Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Alice in La-La Land Author(s): Robert Campbell ISBN: 0-671-73343-5 / 978-0-671-73343-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1989 : Paperback
| Title: Alice In La-La Land Author(s): Robert Campbell ISBN: 0-09-958180-9 / 978-0-09-958180-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Mysterious Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1988 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Alice in La-La Land Author(s): Robert Campbell Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada: Simon & Schuster Canada Availability: Amazon More details... |
1987 : Paperback
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Other Editions
April 1999 : Unknown
| Title: Alice in La-La Land Author(s): Robert Campbell ISBN: 1-58444-049-X / 9781584440499 (USA edition) Publisher: Disc-Us Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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