Praise for Baseline Road

“Bombs, babes, and burning rubber. Buckle up! It’s 1972, and that’s cordite you smell with the patchouli oil and pot smoke. With this delightful detective boogie, Davidson hits all the right notes, sex, thugs, and rock and roll!”

Ed Davis, author of The Last Professional

“There is an unmistakable vibrancy in how Orlando Davidson writes in capturing those tumultuous times.”

Garrett Hongo, author of The Perfect Sound

“Cops and crooks, babes, bombers, and bikers--all the idiosyncratic denizens of California in the Seventies come to life in this delight of a novel. The music of the time provides a rich, nostalgic accompaniment to a plot that winds and twists its way through highways and byways to a satisfying conclusion.”

Vicki Lane, author of And The Crows Took Their Eyes and of the Elizabeth Goodweather Mysteries

“With tight, well-paced plotting, Davidson transports the reader to Baseline Road and Southern California of the 1970s. It’s a worthwhile trip! Historical facts and figures are expertly woven into a twisty-turny ode to a culture and landscape filled with well-drawn characters who are flawed enough to be believable and interesting enough to keep the reader engaged well past bedtime.”

Tena Frank, Author of Final Rights

“Orlando Davidson is a gifted writer, and his first novel Baseline Road is riveting, complex and intriguing. It’s a book full of compelling action and irresistible tension, and at the same time is grounded in empathy and compassion for its characters, including its hired killer. In that way Baseline Road is a rare thing – a moving crime novel with emotional depth and real heart.”

Tommy Hays, author of The Pleasure Was Mine