An SBMA Parallel Stories author and best-selling novelist Janet Fitch, sets her third novel Paint it Black in Los Angeles during the 1980's punk rock scene.
Josie Tyrell, art model, runaway, and denizen of LA’s rock scene finds a chance at real love with Michael Faraday, a Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist. But when she receives a call from the coroner, asking her to identify her lover’s body, her bright dreams all turn to black. With the luxurious prose and fever pitch intensity that are her hallmarks, Janet Fitch weaves a spellbinding tale of love, betrayal, and the possibility of transcendence.