L.A. Confidential

james ellroy david strathairn

In 1951 six prisoners in Los Angeles - a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals - are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. For the LAPD detectives involved, the events will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers.

Genres fictioncrimemysterynoirthrillerhistorical fictiondetectivemystery thrillernovelshard boiled

0 pages, Audio Cassette

First published June 1,1990

Series

L.A. Quartet

Literary awards

deutscher krimi preis,

Places

los angeles california, california,

This edition

Format: 0 pages, Audio Cassette
Published: May 15, 2001 by Random House Audio
ISBN: 9780553702446
ASIN: 0553702440
Language: English

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About the author

james ellroy

Lee Earle "James" Ellroy is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987) and L.A. Confidential (1990).