Why did I write this book? Here’s my interview with Voyage LA that explains it all, and another with ShoutOut LA that explains even more…

Originally from London, James T. Bartlett has been a freelance journalist since 1999 and has been living in Los Angeles since 2004. He’s the host of the “True Crime Book Club” at The Last Bookstore and has written about travel, history, food, entertainment and the weird and wonderful side of life in over 120 magazines and newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Atlas Obscura, ALTA California, BBC.com, Hemispheres, American Way, KCET, The Guardian, Belfast Telegraph and BBCAmerica.com. He has also contributed to Variety, Bizarre, Delta Sky, The Historian, FilmIreland.net, RTE Radio and BBC Radio, and can be reached at jbartlett2000@gmail.com and also on Twitter #GourmetGhosts and Instagram @GourmetGhosts

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