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      L.A. Confidential

      by James Ellroy
      Published
      Jun 1990
      Main Genre
      Mystery Mystery
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      Series
      L.A. Quartet

      About This Book

      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)

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      Genres

      Suspense

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      Hard-Boiled Mystery Police Procedural

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      Movie/TV Adaptations

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      Jul 1991 Mysterious Press ISBN 0446400106
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      Jul 1991 Random House (UK) ISBN 0099255081
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