David K. Randall is the New York Times best-selling author of four books, including Dreamland and Black Death at the Golden Gate. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. A senior reporter at Reuters, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
"The King and Queen of Malibu is an irresistible and compelling
tale of a strong-willed and fabulously wealthy woman who sought to
keep the beaches and mountains of Malibu as her private
enclave."
*Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor Regrets*
"David Randall’s The King and Queen of Malibu is a compelling love
story about an unlikely couple and at the same time a rich and
instructive tale about the American Dream crashing head-on into the
march of American progress. Always fascinating and elegantly
written, it totally absorbed me in the unfolding drama."
*Howard Blum, New York Times best-selling author of Dark Invasion
and American Lightning*
"Anchoring himself in exhaustive research, David K. Randall
enshrines this paradigmatic American story in a compelling
narrative that at once explores the power and the limits of the
Southern California dream."
*Kevin Starr, University of Southern California*
"David K. Randall’s The King and Queen of Malibu is a vivid
narrative of a strong-willed woman in a man’s world. May Rindge,
the landlady of her private Malibu paradise, was feared, even
hated, but also respected. Randall tells the true story of a bloody
feud that needs no invention."
*Bill Dedman, coauthor of Empty Mansions*
"David Randall has unearthed a rowdy origin story for Malibu,
vividly proving that movie stars weren’t the first people to bring
drama to that fabled stretch of coastline. This thrilling book
shows that before Barbie and surfers showed up, the beach was a
battleground."
*Monte Reel, author of Between Man and Beast*
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