The movie Janet Maslin of the New York Times calls:
"Gangbusters! A shrewd, elegant film with a flawless ensemble cast and style to burn"
is now the must-listen AudioBook read by one of the stars of the film, L.A. Confidential, David Strathairn
L.A. Confidential is an epic crime novel that stands as a steel-edged time capsule--Los Angeles in the 1950s, a remarkable era defined in dark shadings.
A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law--three cops treading quicksand in the middle.
Detective Ed Exley wants glory. Haunted by his father's success as a policeman, he will pay any price, break any law to eclipse him.
Detective Bud White watched his own father murder his mother--he is now bent on random vengeance, a time bomb with a badge.
Celebrity cop Jack Vincennes shakes down movie stars for a scandal magazine. An old secret possesses him--he'll do anything to keep it buried.
Three cops in a spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, a nightmare that offers no mercy, allows for no survivors. Here is James Ellroy's masterpiece. . . darkness to haunt you in shades of red, gray, and black.
Marcella F. (mfred) from WASHINGTON, DC wrote on 8/24/2007...
Ellroy has a very distinct style-- it took me a few pages to get used to it but then I didn't want to put the book down. He doesn't pull punches: harsh language and imagery.
Todd E. from DELRAY BEACH, FL wrote on 12/21/2005...
classic l.a. crime story. ellroy doesn't hold back anything. nasty characters, obsession, corruption.