L.A. Confidential

James Ellroy

Jan 2013 · Grand Central Publishing

About this eBook

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. (124,000 words)

Ratings and reviews

A complex dectetive story rarely rivalled in the genre of noir, or any other genre. One point off due to racial language that was probably commonly used at the time but not acceptable today.

When I began writing in federal prison 15 years ago I was naturally attracted to noir and hard boiled detective books. After all, as a bank robber it was what I knew best. I studied the greats, and make no mistake, James Ellroy is one of the greatest. Wanna talk about sentence construction--his opening sentence in this classic novel is 72 words. The longest sentence I have ever read and you know what? It was perfect. He writes action and doesn't waste time with reflection, not one useless word. A great classic and a great writer of our time. Ralph Griffith, author of Confessions, a Johnny Walker Novel.

Started out staccato, then began to glow, and finally took off like a bat out of hell Fantastic.

About the author

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. He is the author of the acclaimed L.A. Qurtet - The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential and White Jazz, as well as the Underworld USA trilogy: American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and Blood's a Rover. He is the author of one work of non-fiction, The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women. Ellroy lives in Los Angeles.