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The Black Dahlia: The first book in the classic L.A. Quartet crime series
James Ellroy
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Description for The Black Dahlia: The first book in the classic L.A. Quartet crime series
Paperback. Los Angeles, 15th January 1947: a beautiful young woman walked into the night and met her horrific destiny. Five days later, her tortured body was found drained of blood and cut in half. The newspapers called her 'The Black Dahlia'. Series: L.A. Quartet. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 272.
Los Angeles, 15th January 1947. A beautiful young woman walks into the night and meets a horrific destiny.
Five days later, her tortured body is found drained of blood and cut in half. The newspapers call her 'The Black Dahlia'. For two cops, what begins as an investigation becomes a hellish journey that takes them to the core of the dead girl's twisted life.
And soon professional curiosity spirals into obsession...
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'A mesmerising study of the psycho-sexual obsession... extraordinarily well written' - The Times
'The outstanding crime writer of his generation' - The Independent
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Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
L.A. Quartet
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099537861
SKU
V9780099537861
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About James Ellroy
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Black Dahlia: The first book in the classic L.A. Quartet crime series
A mesmerising study of the psycho-sexual obsession . . . extraordinarily well written
The Times
One of those rare, brilliantly written books you want to press on other people
Time Out
A wonderful tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit
Publishers Weekly
A unique voice in American crime writing
Sunday Telegraph
The ... Read more
The Times
One of those rare, brilliantly written books you want to press on other people
Time Out
A wonderful tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit
Publishers Weekly
A unique voice in American crime writing
Sunday Telegraph
The ... Read more