The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy - ISBN: 9780099537861
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Beauty, obsession, and a brutal murder haunt 1940s Los Angeles.

The Black Dahlia

The first book in the classic L.A. Quartet crime series

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2011

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Summary

A neo-noir crime novel from the legendary crime novelist James Ellroy.

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…<…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099537861
ISBN-10:0099537869
Author:James Ellroy
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Windmill Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:1 August 2011
Weight:268g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 25mm
Series:L.A. Quartet
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Critics Review

A mesmerising study of the psycho-sexual obsession … extraordinarily well written

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 outstanding crime writer of his generation * The Independent *

About The Author

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 bestsellers.

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