The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet)

The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet)

by JamesEllroy (Author)

Synopsis

This work is set in 1950s, Los Angeles. The City of Angels has become the city of the Angel of Death. Communist witch-hunts and insanely violent killings are terrorising the community. Three men are plunged into a malestrom of violence and deceit when their lives become inextricably linked as each one confronts his own personal darkness.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 17 Feb 1994

ISBN 10: 0099366614
ISBN 13: 9780099366614
Book Overview: 'Ellroy is the author of some of the most powerful crime novels ever written' New York Times 20050324

Media Reviews
Epic, obsessively imagined history * The Face *
Like Hammett and Chandler, but Ellroy adds layers they never dared.One of the most compelling crime novels in a long time * Philadelphia Enquirer *
One of the best and most important writers in America today * Vox *
The man who calls himself the demon dog of American crime fiction is still the classiest act around * Daily Mail *
Ellroy is the author of some of the most powerful crime novels ever written * New York Times *
Author Bio
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, as well as his Underworld USA trilogy; American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and Blood's A Rover.