by JamesEllroy (Author)
Set in 1950s L A CLANDESTINE follows Frederick Underhill of the Los Angeles Police Department as he pursues his dream to become the most celebrated detective of all time. The death of a lonely woman gives him his chance. As an ex-lover of the victim, Underhill soon gets on the case with L A's most feared interrogator Lieutenant Dudley Smith. But instead of finding his career on the way up, he finds his life about to take a fall...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: 1st Arrow Book Edition
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 31 Oct 1996
ISBN 10: 0099226227
ISBN 13: 9780099226222
Book Overview: A scintillating novel of sex and murder in 50s LA