Black Dahlia
Book 1 of L.A. Quartet
Language: English
Publisher: Bungeishunju
Published: Sep 1, 1987
Words:
118750
Flesch:
90.34
DDC:
813.54
FAST Tags:
Murder--Investigation,
Murder,
Young women,
California--Los Angeles,
Detective and mystery stories,
Police,
Young women--Crimes against,
Short; Elizabeth; 1924-1947
LCC:
PS3555.L6274
LC Genre:
Literature>American and Canadian>Fiction>20th Century>1945-1999
Book Details
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Description:
Using the basic facts concerning the 1940s' notorious and yet unsolved Black Dahlia case, Ellroy creates a kaleidoscope of human passion and dark obsession. A young woman's mutilated body is found in a Los Angeles vacant lot. The story is seen through the eyes of Bucky Bleichert, ex-prize fighter and something of a boy wonder on the police force. There is no relief or humor as Bleichert arrives at a grisly discovery. Ellroy's powerful rendering of the long-reaching effects of murder gives the case new meaning.