Praise for Jack & Dora Do L.A.:
"The story is beautifully structured so that it sucks readers into and through it. The characters are vivid. The theme is timely: our society needs shots of eroticism to keep us human, and this novel is a terrific shot of eroticism. It gives the reader a deeper insight into the Movieland culture, the obsession with glamour and ostentation. And, personally, I really liked the mix of gritty realism and the erotic wonderland in which the characters find themselves. All in all, I believe it's a very fine novel."
- Robert Gover, bestselling author of the novel $100 Misunderstanding, praised by NY Times, the Atlantic, Gore Vidal, Henry Miller, Joseph Heller and more
"Robert Szeles has captured part of the essential magic of L.A., a rare treat in a time when the city is merely a static backdrop for most authors. There's a touch of Raymond Chandler's deadly playfulness in his treatment of the fantasy landscape of the city, and his use of sexuality for both tension and healing is refreshing and quite unlike anything else I've read."
- Ryan Harvey, Winner of the 2011 Writers
of the Future Award and Black Gate Author
"Jack and Dora are 21st century L.A.'s equivalent to Nick and Nora Charles (except they're involved in seduction, not detection). Take the witty repartee and charm of Nick and Nora, add a little more sex (okay, a lot more sex), a little less alcohol, some old world magic, and a lot of hip action (literally)."
- Rachel Olivier, editor, and author of The G.O.D. Factor
"The Jack & Dora stories flow very nicely and contain unique and interesting conversations. And, they'll be sure to heat you up on a cold rainy day."
- Gil Roscoe, author of Company of Thieves
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ABOUT ROBERT
Robert Szeles (pronounced saylesh) is an author, award-winning songwriter and music producer, graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, video director and accomplished swing and blues dancer. One of his songs placed third in the largest independent song competition in the world. Music from his band, Kiss the Girl, is regularly heard on major television shows and film trailers. He has previously illustrated two book covers for Simon and Schuster. His past web design clients include the Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco. He was recently a featured performer in a partner blues dance for an awards show at the Hollywood Celebrity Center.
His stories explore the dynamics of male/female interaction, romantic love, sexuality, relationship forms, questions of reality, altered states of perception and the general crazy and sometimes comical mystery of existence. He loves writing about Hollywood and California. He explores these topics and their place in American culture in his weekly blog Sex and The Single Author.
His literary heroes are Gore Vidal, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, John Fowles, Fritz Leiber, Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick, amongst others.
Robert lives in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles and belongs to the small group of literary misfits called the Miracle Mile Writer's Club.
