Diamond’s novel Cool Hand in a Hot Fire on Amazon.
Publisher blurb:
“Meet Sidney Street—part wacko, part academic philosopher who lives among the outrageous street people of Los Angeles. He * has hung up on Jamie Lee Curtis * listens faithfully to a talk show advice guru * toots on his duck call when he senses injustice * runs up gambling debts * lusts for a Suzy B, a teenie-bopper with a libido turned up to nine. Cool Hand in a Hot Fire, a chronicle of life on the nickel, is full of danger and misadventures, skullduggery and romance. It is packed with talk—clever, rough, and real—quite real, considering the slippery reality of Sidney’s mind. Meanwhile there are laughs and tears, and a strong, compassionate awareness of the humanity to be found on Southern California city streets.”
