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By James Ellroy

By James Ellroy

By James Ellroy

By James Ellroy

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Part of L. A. Quartet

Part of L. A. Quartet

Part of L. A. Quartet

Part of L. A. Quartet

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Dec 02, 2025 | ISBN 9798217007868

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    About L.A. Confidential

    The third novel in The L.A. Quartet. L.A. Confidential is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written.

    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.

    Ed Exley wants to eclipse his policeman father’s success. Bud White watched his own mother’s murder—and is now a time bomb with a badge. Jack Vincennes shakes down movie stars for a scandal magazine.

    The three men are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors.

    About L.A. Confidential

    The third novel in The L.A. Quartet. L.A. Confidential is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written.

    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.

    Ed Exley wants to eclipse his policeman father’s success. Bud White watched his own mother’s murder—and is now a time bomb with a badge. Jack Vincennes shakes down movie stars for a scandal magazine.

    The three men are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors.

    About L.A. Confidential

    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 L. A. P. D. detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers.

    About L.A. Confidential

    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 L. A. P. D. detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers.

    Listen to a sample from L.A. Confidential

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    About James Ellroy

    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 lives in Colorado.

    About James Ellroy

    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 lives in Colorado.

    About James Ellroy

    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 lives in Colorado.

    About James Ellroy

    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 lives in Colorado.

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Fiction | Noir Novels

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 02, 2025 | 496 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9798217007868

    Category: Crime Fiction | Noir Novels

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 02, 2025 | 496 Pages | ISBN 9798217007875

    Category: Noir Novels | Crime Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $25.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jun 23, 2015 | 1055 Minutes | ISBN 9781101924594

    Category: Noir Novels | Crime Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $9.99
    Published by Random House Audio
    Mar 13, 2007 | 180 Minutes | ISBN 9780739354568

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