American Tabloid
of James Ellroy
Series: Underworld USA #1
Description
We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination—in the underworld that connects Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C....Where the CIA, the Mob, J. Edgar Hoover, Howard Hughes, Jimmy Hoffa, Cuban political exiles, and various loose cannons conspire in a covert anarchy...Where the right drugs, the right amount of cash, the right murder, buys a moment of a man's loyalty...Where three renegade law-enforcement officers—a former L.A. cop and two FBI agents—are shaping events with the virulence of their greed and hatred, riding full-blast shotgun into history....James Ellroy's trademark nothing-spared rendering of reality, blistering language, and relentless narrative pace are here in electrifying abundance, put to work in a novel as shocking and daring as anything he's written: a secret history that zeroes in on a time still shrouded in secrets and blows it wide open.Chosen by Time magazine as one of the ten best books of the year."Hard-bitten ... ingenious ... Ellroy segues into political intrigue without missing a beat." —The New York Times"Vastly entertaining." —Los Angeles Times"One hellishly exciting ride." —Detroit Free Press"A supremely controlled work of art." —The New York Times Book Review
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 592 pages
- Publisher Vintage/Random House (NY)
- Publication Date April 24th 2001
- First Publication 02/14/95
- Language English
- ISBN 9780375727375
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Dallas, Texas (United States)', 'Miami, Florida (United States)', 'Washington, D.C. (United States)', 'Los Angeles, California (United States)']
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