Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210

by Scott Huver

Overview

Beverly Hills Noir explores the city’s true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210.

Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city’s history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city’s most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons.

A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city’s shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you’d expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It’s Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637588857
Publisher:	Post Hill Press
Publication date:	10/01/2024
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	88,535
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Author Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Huver began as a police and crime reporter for a local Beverly Hills newspaper. He then co-authored the book Inside Rodeo Drive: The Stores, the Stars, the Story. Today he’s one of the most prolific entertainment journalists working in Hollywood, having written and reported for prominent outlets including People, CNN, InStyle, TV Guide, Vulture, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. His insight on Hollywood true crime has been featured on outlets such as E! Entertainment and projects including the hit podcast Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood.

Editorial Reviews

Scott Huver chronicles true crime in such detail that it’s hard to believe you were not the room as some of most notorious criminals wreaked havoc on the world’s most expensive zip code. Each chapter of Beverly Hills Noir is its own crime thriller told in vivid technicolor.

Marc Malkin

Exacting, entertaining, and enlightening, Beverly Hills Noir presents detailed accounts of legendary mysteries and scandals that are so outrageous they've got to be true. Scott Huver captures the tone and cadence of the movie genre that gives his book its title, and he's capable of achieving a level of suspense on par with the last ten minutes of Sorry, Wrong Number. He approaches his subjects with a documentarian’s attention to research and a historian’s devotion to facts, sculpting into high relief the tinsel and tarnish of the rich, the beautiful and the frequently immoral.

Jeremy Helligar

Scott Huver is the ultimate tour guide in ritzy, smoky old Hollywood and 90210. You don’t need a time machine; you just need this delicious, scandalous collection of stories.

Caroline Kepnes

Scott Huver is one of my favorite writers. He's done it again by writing a delicious story with a flawless atmosphere that really captures the history of my hometown of Beverly Hills. I especially enjoy the mention of historic places and real street names! It's Vintage Los Angeles personified!

Alison Martino

Beverly Hills Noir is that perfect blend: wildly entertaining, fascinating, and informative. What a fun ride. I highly recommend it! Enjoy!

Marcia Clark

For anyone interested in show business, crime, celebrity, history, or any combination thereof, Scott Huver’s book is cause for excitement. The veteran reporter chronicles—with remarkable detail and insight—some of the most shocking 90210-area misdeeds of the past century, from the murder of one of the city’s wealthiest denizens, to the shooting of a top agent in his groin, to a movie star with kleptomaniac tendencies. Buckle up for a wild ride!

Scott Feinberg

Scott Huver is hands down one of the finest reporters on the beat. Nuanced in his reporting and engaging in his storytelling, Beverly Hills Noir is the book you absolutely need in your collection. It's rich, detailed, and shines a light on the true crime that has captivated the world's most well-known zip code.

Kelley L. Carter