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Loading... The Big Nowhere (1988)by James Ellroy
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. And thus ends the saga of the oldest book on my to-be-read pile. It has been in it for 35 years. Way back when James Ellroy did a signing in the bookstore, and I bought a hardback copy to read later. Little did I know that would be 35 years. It was just okay for me and I guess that was part of the problem. Every time I picked it up to read it didn't grab me like The Black Dahlia and L.A. Confidential did. This time I made myself finish and I am glad I did but man, it was a long journey. ( ) James Ellroy is the only crime fiction writer that I've found to live up to the high quality of writing standard that Dashiell Hammett & [b:Raymond Chandler|2052|The Big Sleep|Raymond Chandler|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AGA624Z5L._SL75_.jpg|1222673] set 50 yrs earlier. I didn't learn about him until July, 2007 & I then proceeded to read every bk of his I cd find in quick succession. Admittedly, the brutality of his obssessions was too much for me eventually - I'm glad I'm not him. A thrilling novel that weaves its way through plot-lines, characters, events, and discovery. I really liked this particular novel in the L.A Quartet and I feel it has a lot to offer readers. It is NOT predictable nor dull at any point and I felt fully entertained for the duration of the ride. A great novel for those enjoying suspense and detective fiction and, at this point, I would suggest the whole L.A Quartet is most likely worth diving into for those interested in that genre or writing in general. It's worth it. 4 stars! no reviews | add a review
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Los Angeles, 1950 Red crosscurrents: the Commie Scare and a string of brutal mutilation killings. Gangland intrigue and Hollywood sleaze. Three cops caught in a hellish web of ambition, perversion, and deceit. Danny Upshaw is a Sheriff's deputy stuck with a bunch of snuffs nobody cares about; they're his chance to make his name as a cop...and to sate his darkest curiosities. Mal Considine is D.A.'s Bureau brass. He's climbing on the Red Scare bandwagon to advance his career and to gain custody of his adopted son, a child he saved from the horror of postwar Europe. Buzz Meeks-bagman, ex-Narco goon, and pimp for Howard Hughes-is fighting communism for the money. All three men have purchased tickets to a nightmare. (100,000 words) No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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