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LA Confidential

Classic Noir
By James Ellroy
Series: L.A. Quartet
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LA Confidential by James Ellroy is a gripping crime novel set in 1950s Los Angeles, weaving a complex narrative of police corruption, scandal, and Hollywood glamour. The story involves three distinctly different LAPD officers who come together to investigate a series of brutal murders. As their personal and professional ethics intersect, the officers confront the city's dark underbelly, where secrets and ambition collide.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy dark, gritty tales of crime and corruption set against the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles. It offers a complex web of characters including flawed detectives, underworld figures, and power players, all trying to uncover truth amid a glamorous yet sinister city. The fast-paced narrative and intricate plot twists will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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LA Confidential

Christmas 1951, Los Angeles- a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals.Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. For the three L. A. P. D. detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers.

James Ellroy's legendary LA Quartet republished with a brand new look

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Ellroy's back with the third of his LA Quartet!

Christmas 1951, Los Angeles— a city where the police are as crooked as the criminals.

Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. For the three L.A.P.D. detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers...

The novel takes these cops on a sprawling epic of brutal violence and the murderous seedy side of Hollywood. One of the best (and longest) crime novels ever written, it is the heart of Ellroy's four-novel masterpiece, the LA Quartet, and an example of crime writing at its most powerful.

Series: L.A. Quartet

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LA Confidential by James Ellroy is praised for its intense and driven writing style, which transforms into an art form. It stands out as a powerful crime novel with controlled plotting and sparse writing that spares no emotion, making it a significant work in the genre. The novel is described as unputdownable and is filled with wise-cracking wit, leaving out any unnecessary elements.

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ISBN: 9780099537885

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Windmill Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 344g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. He is the author of the acclaimed 'LA Quartet'- The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential and White Jazz. His most recent novel, Blood's a Rover, completes the magisterial 'Underworld USA Trilogy' - the first two volumes of which (American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand) were both Sunday Times bestsellers.

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