Recommended reading – The Owl: Justice Never Sleeps & The Owl: Scarlet Serenade:

The Owl: Justice Never Sleeps

By Bob Forward.

First published in 1984.

Republished in 2014.

Published by Brash Books.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1941298052

ISBN-13: 978-1941298053

Description:

Justic never sleeps.

Alexander L’Hiboux is a man who lives on the streets, who never sleeps, who never stops hunting his lawless prey… he is The Owl.

The most daring and original hero in crime fiction… in a debut novel that’s a relentless, pure-adrenaline rush.

It’s the mid-1980s. Crime in Los Angeles is running rampant. When the law can’t help you, there is one man who can: Alexander L’Hiboux, whose ability to sleep was destroyed in the ghastly tragedy that cost him his family. Now he’s justice-for-hire, prowling the streets and solving crimes with deadly finality. A desperate, grief-stricken shipping magnate hires The Owl to find the scum who brutalized his daughter…a quest that uncovers a shocking conspiracy that will rock the city.

“Mike Hammer is a wimp compared to The Owl,” – Bill Crider, author of Outrage at Blanco and the bestselling Sheriff Dan Rhoades mysteries.

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The Owl: Scarlet Serenade

By Bob Forward.

First published in 1990.

Republished in 2014.

Published by Brash Books.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1941298214

ISBN-13: 978-1941298213

Description:

Alexander L’Hiboux is a man who lives on the streets, who never sleeps, who never stops hunting his lawless prey. He is…

THE OWL

Haunted. Lethal. Unstoppable. Justice incarnate.

The most daring and original hero in crime fiction in a scorching, action-packed adventure.

SCARLET SERENADE

It’s the mean-streets of L.A. in the mid-1980s. When The Owl rescues a young punk-rock starlet from being kidnapped, he considered it just a minor good deed with a few dead bodies left scattered around. But he soon discovers that she’s the target of a gangland conspiracy that has half of the city’s underworld after her. Now the only thing between her and certain death is The Owl.

“Exhilarating! A pure action high unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The Owl is a cross between Batman and The Terminator…but he’s even more deadly and relentless,” –  Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Chase.

“It starts off over the top and builds from there. There’s action aplenty. The Owl absorbs more punishment than any two or three or four people in other novels,” – Bill Crider, author of Outrage at Blanco.

On this day in movie history - This Is Spinal Tap (1984):

This Is Spinal Tap

aka This Is Spınal Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi,

directed by Rob Reiner,

written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner,

was released in the United States on March 2, 1984.
Music by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner.

Cast:

Rob Reiner, Kimberly Stringer, Chazz Dominguez, Shari Hall, R.J. Parnell, David Kaff, Tony Hendra, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Bruno Kirby, Jean Cromie, Patrick Maher, Ed Begley Jr., Danny Kortchmar, Fran Drescher, Patrick Macnee, Memo Vera, Julie Payne, Dana Carvey, Sandy Helberg, Robin Menken, Zane Buzby, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Child, J.J. Barry, George McDaniel, Paul Benedict, Anne Churchill, Howard Hesseman, Paul Shortino, Cherie Darr, Lara Cody, Andrew J. Lederer, Russ Kunkel, Diana Duncan, Gina Marie Pitrello, June Chadwick, Victory Tischler-Blue, Joyce Hyser, Gloria Gifford, Paul Shaffer, Archie Hahn, Charles Levin, Wonderful Smith, Anjelica Huston, Chris Romano, Daniel Rodgers, Fred Willard, Fred Asparagus, Rodney Kemerer, Robert Bauer, Raechel Donahue, Lindsay Doran, Sean Frye, Helen Kelly, Paul Korda, Blackie Lawless, Artie Ripp, Claudia Sloan, Spinal Tap, Brinke Stevens, Sam Whipple.

On this day in music history - Jennifer Rush, by Jennifer Rush (1984):

Jennifer Rush

Album by Jennifer Rush,

released March 2, 1984.

Track list:

Madonna's Eyes; 25 Lovers; Come Give Me Your Hand; Nobody Move; Never Gonna Turn Back Again; Ring of Ice (DAS ORIGINAL); Into My Dreams; I See a Shadow (Not a Fantasy); Surrender; The Power of Love.

On this day in music history - Metal Queen, by Lee Aaron (1984):

Metal Queen

Album by Lee Aaron,

released February 24, 1984.

Track list:

Metal Queen; Lady of the Darkest Night; Head Above Water; Got to Be the One; Shake It Up; Deceiver; Steal Away Your Love; Hold Out; Break Down; We Will Be Rockin'.

On this day in movie history - Fear City (1984):

Fear City

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in France on February 16, 1985.
Music by Dick Halligan and Joe Delia.

Cast:

Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith, Rossano Brazzi, Rae Dawn Chong, Joe Santos, Michael V. Gazzo, Jan Murray, Janet Julian, Daniel Faraldo, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ola Ray, John Foster, Emilia Crow, Nina Jones, Frank Ronzio, Juan Fernández, Jim Boeke, Carl Strano, Ben Kronen, Madison Mason, Bill Henderson, Victor Rivers, Joe Palese, Joe Shea, Bob Yothers, John Roselius, Tracy Griffith, Lori Eastside, Sharon Anton, Barbara Andrews, Jim Brewer, Álvaro López, Eddie Ruffalo, Joy Michael, Linda Lee, Peter Mele, Robert Miano, Raphael Berko, Antony Ponzini, Frank Sivero, Brent Jennings, Jihmi Kennedy, Robert Giarratano, Peter Gumeny, Justin De Rosa, Adrian McKnight, John Barons, Kendall Carly Browne, Nancy Mott, Christine Greenberg, Tricia Brown, Neil Clifford, John Del Rico, Helen Kelly, Tony LaFortezza, Annabelle Larsen, Don Nakaya Neilsen, David Ward.

On this day in music history - Bon Jovi, by Bon Jovi (1984):

Bon Jovi

Album by Bon Jovi,

released January 21, 1984.

Track list:

Runaway; Roulette; She Don't Know Me; Shot Through the Heart; Love Lies; Breakout; Burning for Love; Come Back; Get Ready; Runaway; Come Back; Roulette; Breakout; Runaway; Get Read.

On this day in movie history - Blood Simple (1984)

Blood Simple

directed by Joel Coen,

written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,

was released in the United States on January 18, 1985.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams.

On this day in movie history - Dog Day (1984):

Dog Day

directed by Yves Boisset,

written by Jean Vautrin, Michel Audiard and Dominique Roulet,

based on the novel by Jean Vautrin,

was released in France on January 11, 1984.
Music by Francis Lai.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet, Victor Lanoux, David Bennent, Bernadette Lafont, Grace de Capitani, Tina Louise, Muni, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Juliette Mills, Julien Bukowski, Jean-Roger Milo, Joseph Momo, Henri Guybet, Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Myriam Pisacane, Inger Ekbom, Lillemour Jonsson, Jean Cherlian, Mohamed Bekhtaoui, Chrystel, Gora Chand Saha.

On this day in movie history - Beverly Hills Cop (1984):

Beverly Hills Cop

directed by Martin Brest,

written by Daniel Petrie Jr.,

based on a story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.,

was released in the United States on December 5, 1984.
Music by Harold Faltermeyer.

Cast:

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Elliott, Gilbert R. Hill, Art Kimbro, Joel Bailey, Bronson Pinchot, Paul Reiser, Michael Champion, Frank Pesce, Gene Borkan, Michael Gregory, Alice Cadogan, Philip Levien, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Gerald Berns, William Wallace, Israel Juarbe, Randy Vasquez, Damon Wayans, Chuck Adamson, Chip Heller, Rick Overton, Rex Ryon, Mike Pniewski, Douglas Warhit, Paul Drake, Tom Everett, Sally Kishbaugh, Barry Shade, Jack Heller, Michael Harrington, David Wells, Scott Murphy, Dennis Madden, John Achorn, John Pettis, Nicholas Shields, Carl Weintraub, Anthony De Fonte, Darwyn Carson, Mark E. Corry, Thomas J. Hageboeck, Martin Brest, Earl Jolly Brown, Donald Chaffin, Dan Cotter, Bob Davis, Peter Paul Eastman, Robert Hitchcock, David Patrick Kelly, Paul LeClair, Freeman Love, Farrell Mayer, Danny Nero, Walter Spear, Nico Stevens.

December in music history - The Power of Love, by Jennifer Rush (1984):

The song The Power of Love,

by Jennifer Rush,

was released as a single in December, 1984.
Exact release date unknown.

From the album Jennifer Rush,

by Jennifer Rush,

released on March 2, 1984.

On this day in movie history - Paris, Texas (1984):

Paris, Texas

directed by Wim Wenders,

written by L. M. Kit Carson and Sam Shepard,

was released in the United States on November 2, 1984.
Music by Ry Cooder.

Cast:

Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry, Bernhard Wicki, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, Claresie Mobley, Hunter Carson, Viva Auder, Socorro Valdez, Edward Fayton, Justin Hogg, Nastassja Kinski, Tom Farrell, John Lurie, Jeni Vici, Sally Norvell, Sharon Menzel, The Mydolls, Brandy Tipton.