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The Black Dahlia - (L. A. Quartet) by James Ellroy (Paperback)

Name: The Black Dahlia - (L. A. Quartet) by James Ellroy (Paperback)
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SKU: 94306279
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The first novel in The L.A. Quartet.
About the Author: JAMES ELLROY was born in Los Angeles.
368 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Crime
Series Name: L. A. Quartet

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Book Synopsis

The first novel in The L.A. Quartet. The Black Dahlia is the haunting and harrowing book that put James Ellroy on the map as one of the most electrifying writers on the scene.

On January 15, 1947, the brutally mutilated body of Elizabeth Short is found in a vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia, becoming the center of a media frenzy and cultural fixation.

Caught up in the investigation are two young cops, Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, partners in uniform and both former boxers. But the deeper they get in the case, the greater their obsession with the Dahlia becomes. As the two men go rogue and hunt for the killer, they are drawn into the hellish underbelly of 1940s Hollywood, into the victim's twisted past, and into the extremes of their own desires--a land of demons and madness.

Inspired by America's most infamous unsolved murder, James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia is a classic work of crime fiction that will haunt its readers long after the last page.

About the Author

JAMES ELLROY was born in Los Angeles. He is the author of the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy: American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand, and Blood's a Rover, and the L.A. Quartet novels: The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz. He is the recipient of the Los Angeles Times Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in Colorado.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: .44 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 368

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Crime

Series Title: L. A. Quartet

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Format: Paperback

Author: James Ellroy

Language: English

Street Date: August 12, 2025

TCIN: 94306279

UPC: 9798217007844

Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-1421

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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