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L. A. Confidential   * Available on Tape. * Also a major motion picture.

By James Ellroy1990)
Read by John Macdonald (Amer.)
(P) 1991 Books on Tape, Inc.
Unabridged
Mystery > Fiction - Mystery & Detective
3rd in the L.A. Quartet series

Los Angeles, 1953. Gangland violence and cops more vicious than the criminals. Classic fiction noir.

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Los Angeles, 1953: six innocent people gunned down at an all-night diner. Three policemen arrive to investigate: Ed Exley, goaded by his father's success on the force, burning to eclipse him; Bud White, witness to his mother's murder, a time bomb with a badge; and Jack Vincennes, former addict, a shake-down artist who works celebrities. Worse yet, these three see themselves as rivals. Their own rage mirrors that of the killers they seek, all players in a game without rules or survivors.

"James Ellroy is a fictional sculptor who carves a universe without beauty, laughter or remorse. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is his finest work yet." (People)



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Book rating: 1/5 stars   Reader rating: 5/5 stars
Reviewer: Doris Koeck (see other books I've reviewed)
March 3, 2004
I kept waiting for it to improve. It is pure garbage.

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Reviewer: Anonymous
August 27, 2003
The plot of the screenplay of the movie was better than the plot of the book, but Ellroy's style is captivating, if a bit too lurid at times. An excellent rendition by Mr. McDonald. I also recommend highly "The Black Dahlia", the first in Ellroy's LA Quartet, read by the incomparable Wolfram Kandisky.



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