Hollywood Nocturnes by James Ellroy
A visceral collection of hard-boiled noir tales set in mid-20th-century Los Angeles that follows cops, private eyes, celebrities and ordinary people driven by greed, lust and revenge. The stories expose corruption within law enforcement and the entertainment industry, blending brutal violence, moral ambiguity and dark humor, all rendered in terse, propulsive prose that evokes smoky bars, backlot glamour and ominous alleys. Recurring motifs—obsessive quests for truth, the blurring of justice and criminality, and the personal costs of ambition—bind the pieces into a cumulative, bleak portrait of a city rotting beneath its neon sheen.
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- Published
- 1994
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- American
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- Original Language
- English
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