L. A. Confidential " Signed "

Ellroy, James

ISBN 10: 0892962933 / ISBN 13: 9780892962938

Published by The Mysterious Press, 1990

About this Item

1990 Hardback. Very Good. First Edition. First Print. Authors signature only, on the title page. An excellent addition to your collection. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. The book is very good. The dust jacket is fine. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

Seller Inventory # 9805

Bibliographic Details

• Title: L. A. Confidential " Signed "
• Publisher: The Mysterious Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0892962933
• ISBN 13: 9780892962938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Book Type: Hardback
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery

About this title

Synopsis

L.A. Confidential is epic "noir", a crime novel of astonishing detail and scope written by the bestselling author of The Black Dahlia. A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law. And three lawmen are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors.

Reviews

Ellroy's ninth novel, set in 1950s Los Angeles, kicks off with a shoot-out between a rogue ex-cop and a band of gangsters fronted by a crooked police lieutenant. Close on the heels of this scene comes a jarring Christmas Day precinct house riot, in which drunk and rampaging cops viciously beat up a group of jailed Mexican hoodlums. But, as readers will quickly learn, these sudden sprees of violence, laced with evidence of police corruption, are only teasers for the grisly events and pathos that follow this intricate police procedural. Picking up where The Black Dahlia and The Big Nowhere left off, the book tracks the intertwining paths of the three flawed and ambitious cops who emerge from the "Bloody Christmas" affair. Dope peddling, prostitution, and other risky business are revealed as the tightly wound plot untangles. Ellroy's disdain for Hollywood tinsel is evident at every turn; even the most noble of the characters here are relentlessly sleazy. But their grueling, sometimes maniacal schemes make a compelling read for the stout of heart.
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