โ Scribed by Ellroy, James
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Author of the bestselling Black Dahlia, James Ellroy, pens another thrillera noir epic of three men caught in a web of ambition, perversion and deceit during the fifties in L.A. Each is on a collision course with the Commie scare and a string of brutal murders.
Los Angeles, 1950. Red crosscurrents and a string of brutal killings. Three men caught up in a massive web of ambition, perversion and deceit.
The characters: Danny Upshawa sheriffs deputy stuck with a bunch of snuffs that nobody cares about. Mal ConsidineDAs office brass, climbing on the Red scare bandwagon to advance his own career. Buzz Meeks bagman, ex-goon and pimp for Howard Hughes, a man who fights communism for the money. All three have purchased tickets to a nightmare worse than their darkest dreams.
X-rated for violence.
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SUMMARY: Author of the bestselling Black Dahlia, James Ellroy, pens another thriller--a noir epic of three men caught in a web of ambition, perversion and deceit during the fifties in L.A. Each is on a collision course with the Commie scare and a string of brutal murders.
SUMMARY: Author of the bestselling Black Dahlia, James Ellroy, pens another thriller--a noir epic of three men caught in a web of ambition, perversion and deceit during the fifties in L.A. Each is on a collision course with the Commie scare and a string of brutal murders.
SUMMARY: Author of the bestselling Black Dahlia, James Ellroy, pens another thriller--a noir epic of three men caught in a web of ambition, perversion and deceit during the fifties in L.A. Each is on a collision course with the Commie scare and a string of brutal murders.
### From Publishers Weekly Returning to Los Angeles a few years after World War II (the setting of his last novel, The Black Dahlia ), Ellroy has come up with an ambitious, enthralling melodrama painted on a broad, dark canvas. The novel's first half interweaves two stories of lonely, driven lawmen
A startling panorama of Los Angeles in the fifties. New Year's Eve as 1949 turns to 1950, Los Angeles: The City of Angels has becomes the city of the Angel of Death. Communist witch-hunts and insanely violent killings are terrorising the community. Three men are plunged into a maelstrom of violence
{ Sept 2020 - fixed TOC and split chapters into separate pages } Paperback, 472 pages Published 1988 Los Angeles, 1950 Red crosscurrents: the Commie Scare and a string of brutal mutilation killings. Gangland intrigue and Hollywood sleaze. Three cops caught in a hellish web of ambition, perversi