Los Angeles, California Oct 24, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - Publisher Books Illuminated announces EVIL’S EDEN: Only Murders in Los Angeles, a nimble blend of chilling L.A. true crimes and a fictional telling of the birth of a sinister enterprise. In his scintillating book, author Guillermo X. Márquez dives into the sordid history of murder in Los Angeles through some of its most infamous cases, offering new takes on motives, methods, cover-ups, and perpetrators. Identifying common threads and root causes, the author offers solutions to some of L.A.’s most infamous crimes.
Homicidal madness haunts Tinseltown’s sunny paradise:
Chinese Massacre of 1871
Brutal slaying of matinee idol Ramon Novarro
The Black Dahlia
Little Marion Parker
Creepy cults and creepier followers
Manson Family killing spree
The Night Stalker
Greystone Mansion murder-suicide
High-profile homicide trial of Phil Spector
A life taken. A body desecrated. Authorities scouring for leads. A hunt for the perpetrator. With luck, justice. The aftermath of murder is bluntly obvious; but what is the origin of these horrific acts? And is the City of Angels evil’s Eden?
EVIL’S EDEN transcends common true-crime voyeurism with a curated collection of mayhem featuring only murders in Los Angeles. The writer turns noir myths on their heads, connecting the dots on the evidence board to reveal new angles on “whodunit” and why.
Shivved between the ribs of these real-world horrors is the fictional fable of one particular evil spanning continents and generations. A dynasty in the land of infinite promise began in the usual manner: with a theft and a lie. In 1842, the first Fitzhampton rose from fabricated origins at an Irish port, bound for America, escaping a bevy of misdeeds. His American-born son moved ever westward to Southern California where, fueled by unfettered greed and carnal appetites, he built an empire upon the bones of the swindled and murdered. The Fitzhamptons became a vaunted early Los Angeles founding family, and its legacy of perfected wickedness lives on.
With his diabolical brew of L.A. true crimes and a torqued tale of one particular malevolence, Márquez explores cults, drugs, graphic crime scenes, homophobia, kidnapping, mutilation, mass deaths, mental illness, racial conflict, rape, robbery, bad parenting, substance abuse, suicide, victim blaming, and all things murder and mayhem. Readers sensitive to these elements, please take note as you prepare to enter Evil’s Eden.
About the book:
EVIL’S EDEN: Only Murders in Los Angeles by Guillermo X. Márquez
Genres: true crime, California history, murder & mayhem, Hollywood scandals, ghost stories
Length: 167 pages
ISBN: 979-8-9886020-8-8 (paperback)
Publisher Books Illuminated, LLC specializes in acquiring polished manuscripts for rapid turnaround to market. All acquisitions are selected for entertainment value, as well as ancillary market potential for motion pictures, streaming series, animated series, music, fine art, comics, graphic novels, audiobooks, toys, games, and fashions. Popular titles include speculative fiction BAMBOO: A Post-Apocalyptic Odyssey by Clark Hilton, climate action how-to 2 Weeks 2 Utopia: Let’s Mend the World in 14 Days by Felicia Fairhope, children’s tale The Odd Ms. Bodkins and the Big Crunch by Brother Goose, and supernatural comedy DISPOSSESSED: A Very L.A. Ghost Story by Guillermo X. Márquez. For more information and how to purchase, see BooksIlluminated.com.
Author Guillermo X. Marquez, known to his crew as “GX,” spins tales that explore the human condition in all its sweet and spicy flavors. When he’s not burrowing into the rot of Los Angeles, he can be spotted on his eternal quest for the perfect veggie taco. Márquez is mapping out a TV series based on EVIL’S EDEN and promoting his supernatural comedy novel, DISPOSSESSED: A Very L.A. Ghost Story. GXMarquez.com
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