The L.A. Quartet by James Ellroy (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The L.A. Quartet by James Ellroy The Black Dahlia depicts the infrastructure of L.A.s most sensational murder case. And the inglorious Los Angeles Police Department to disentangle the conspiracy that links it all together.White Jazz gives us the tortured confession of a cop whos gone to the bad - killer, slum landlord and parasitic exploiter. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Here in one volume is James Ellroys epic re-imagining of the dark underside of postwar Los Angeles. A groundbreaking work of American crime fiction.The Black Dahlia depicts the infrastructure of L.A.s most sensational murder case. A young cop morphs into the obsessed lover and lust-crazed avenger. His rogue investigation is a one-way ticket to hell.The Big Nowhere blends the crime novel with the political novel. It is winter, 1950, and the L.A. authorities are targeting movieland Reds. The three cops assigned to the job are out to grab all the kudos they can. But a series of brutal sex killing intervenes ...L.A. Confidential plumbs the depths- political corruption, scandal-rag journalism, racism and gangland wars, savage slaughter in an all-night hash house. And the inglorious Los Angeles Police Department to disentangle the conspiracy that links it all together.White Jazz gives us the tortured confession of a cop whos gone to the bad - killer, slum landlord and parasitic exploiter. Hes also a pawn in a police power struggle and beginning to realize it. But hes just met a woman and wants to claw his way out of the pit. Somehow. Author Biography James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. He is the author of the acclaimed L.A. Quartet- The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential and White Jazz. His novel Bloods 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. His last novel Widespread Panic received wide praise, with The Times calling it extraordinary. Review Ask me to name the best living novelist whos fierce, brave, funny, scatalogical, beautiful, convoluted, and paranoid ... and it becomes simple: James Ellroy. -- Stephen King Promotional Here in one volume is James Ellroys epic re-imagining of the dark underside of postwar Los Angeles. A groundbreaking work of American crime fiction. Review Text Ask me to name the best living novelist whos fierce, brave, funny, scatalogical, beautiful, convoluted, and paranoid ... and it becomes simple: James Ellroy. Review Quote Ask me to name the best living novelist whos fierce, brave, funny, scatalogical, beautiful, convoluted, and paranoid ... and it becomes simple: James Ellroy. Promotional "Headline" Here in one volume is James Ellroys epic re-imagining of the dark underside of postwar Los Angeles. A groundbreaking work of American crime fiction. Details ISBN1841593885 Author James Ellroy Pages 1432 Publisher Everyman Year 2019 ISBN-10 1841593885 ISBN-13 9781841593883 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-05-02 Imprint Everymans Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Language English UK Release Date 2019-05-02 AU Release Date 2019-05-02 NZ Release Date 2019-05-02 Narrator Simon Russell Beale Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Series Everymans Library CLASSICS DEWEY 813.54 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145091437;

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