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On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history.
In this fictionalized treatment of a real case, Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, both LA cops obsessed with the Black Dahlia, journey through the seamy underside of Hollywood to the core of the dead girl's twisted life.
"Passionate, violent, frustrating...imaginative and bizarre." (Los Angeles Times)
"Building like a symphony, this is a wonderful, complicated, but accessible tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit." (Publishers Weekly)
In this fictionalized treatment of a real case, Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, both LA cops obsessed with the Black Dahlia, journey through the seamy underside of Hollywood to the core of the dead girl's twisted life.
"Passionate, violent, frustrating...imaginative and bizarre." (Los Angeles Times)
"Building like a symphony, this is a wonderful, complicated, but accessible tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit." (Publishers Weekly)
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another Black Dahlia book I recommend this one over a lot of the other ones because of the author. Well written keeps you interested.
Cassandra P. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very graphic sexually and murder/gore wise. Recommended for adult readers only!
Great story line though (based on a true story) and very compelling.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Knowing the true story, I wasn't really impressed with the fictionalized account. Good read, however, if you don't care too much about the facts of the case.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Complicated tale of murder, written by a popular crime writer. Enjoyed the characters and story - better than the movie.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Reads like a film noir - interesting tale of murder, corruption, and love.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great book, but not for the faint of heart or stomach.
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Kathleen K. (I read this a long time ago, and I still remember how I liked it.
Sara P. (It took me a while to get into this book, mostly because of all the 1920's cop-speak. However, once you master the language, the book is quite interesting, a tale of two cops who become absorbed and practically obsessed with solving a horrible, graphic murder case.
I started the book just before seeing the movie, and I ended up enjoying the book more. The book offers more character development and detail in scenes that were sort of glossed over in the film, scenes that in the end played an important role in the plot of the book. Ellroy paints a great picture of SoCal in the '40s - I look forward to reading his other books.
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