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L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

CrimeHistorical Fiction
Pages
512
Published
1990
Language
English

Synopsis

Step into the rain-slicked streets of 1950s Los Angeles, where a trio of ambitious cops navigate a labyrinth of corruption, celebrity scandal, and brutal murder. Each man has his own agenda, and their pursuit of justice blurs the lines between right and wrong. This classic noir tale offers sharp dialogue and unforgettable characters in a story that's as dark as the city's underbelly.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkGrittyTenseAtmospheric
Morally GreyRivalsAnti-Hero

Genres

Crime Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Classics Hardboiled Police Procedural

About the author

J
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), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009). -- Wikipedia

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