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L.A. Confidential

By: James Ellroy
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals.

Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. For the three LAPD detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers. The novel takes these cops on a sprawling epic of brutal violence and the murderous seedy side of Hollywood.

©1990 James Ellroy (P)2016 Isis Publishing Ltd Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives

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others said it was hard to follow, I didn't think so at all, I was gripped start to finish

compelling

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Great story, decent narrator, but the audio is off, so a lot of chapters start mid sentence.

Stops and starts.

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another gem from J. Ellroy, the narrator is perfect and the story twists and turns so intricately

Brilliant as ever

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i was surprised - there is very much more to the book than the film ! I highly recommend this.

Excellent narration

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One of the finest pieces of crime fiction. The narration is outstanding and immerses the listener in that bleak ‘50’s LA atmosphere.

A Superb Novel

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