L.A. Confidential

novel by Ellroy

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L.A. Confidential is a 1990 novel by James Ellroy, known for his crime and detective novels that explore dark periods of American history. This novel is part of Ellroy's L.A. Quartet series and is set in 1950s Los Angeles. The story is a noirish crime narrative that delves into police corruption. The novel was adapted into a film in 1997.12

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James Ellroy
2006), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990; film 1997), and White Jazz (1992). Perfidia (2014) was the first volume in his second L.A. Quartet. The novel, which chronologically precedes the events of the earlier series, features many of the same characters and evokes a similarly penumbral view of Los…
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2006), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990; film 1997), and White Jazz (1992). Perfidia (2014) was the first volume in his second L.A. Quartet. The novel, which chronologically precedes the events of the earlier series, features many of the same characters and evokes a similarly penumbral view of Los…
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