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a thriller, definitely. Not for the faint of heart in that it is very graphic.

Very dark and a bit hard to get started, but hauntingly intriguing once you do.

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Narrator Hoye firmly nails young world-weary cop Bucky Bleichert in this audio version of Ellroy's 1987 crime novel. The flawed boxer-turned-lawman becomes obsessed with L.A.'s notorious unsolved 1947 torture-murder case, as well as the secret life of his missing partner, Lee Blanchard. Hoye proves a fine match for Ellroy's hardboiled prose, shuttling easily between hard and soft tones, crystallizing Bleichert's mix of cynicism, confusion, hurt and rage. Set in booming postwar Los Angeles, this tale of ambition, deceit and obsession builds to symphonic proportions. Throughout, Hoye skillfully modulates his narration to distinctly render each character�corrupt cops, city officials, pimps, GIs, Mexican bar owners, prostitutes, society matrons and even the sound of a bullet piercing canvas. Hoye especially shines during heated police interrogations, able to shift his voice on a dime. The audio includes a new afterword from Ellroy, which might have delivered more punch had Ellroy read it himself. But in terms of this gritty, sprawling novel, Hoye was unquestionably the right man for the job.
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Powerful and angry. Read this book. Forget about the movie.

It was okay, very crudely written. I think I just got through it because I wanted to read it before I saw the movie.

didn't actually read this. started to and couldn't get into it. and I wasn't impressed with the movie and after I saw it I lost all desire to read the book.

slow reading . I found it dull and rather boring.

Difficult to get started with but once it grabs you, it's hard to put down. Good read.

This book was good, however it was very gory. A couple of times I had to put it down because the violence was too much. I am glad I read to the end.

Outstanding. Hard to leave. Movie follows closely.

complicated but a good read

This book is a wild ride- it takes you all over the place in the lives of the three main characters and the great thing is, you want to go.

This book is a mystery about a young girl that was killed in 1947. The victim makes the headlines as the black dahlia. It starts the biggest man hunt in California's history.

Gripping story from beginning to end - it reads the way people talked in old police movies from the 40's & 50's but it's very compelling.