Ellroy, James: The Black Dahlia (E-Book)

A neo-noir crime novel from the legendary crime novelist James Ellroy. Los Angeles, 15th January 1947: a beautiful young woman walked into the night and met her horrific destiny. Five days later, her tortured body was found drained of blood and cut in half. The newspapers called her 'The Black Dahlia'. Two cops are caught up in the investigation and embark on a hellish journey that takes them to the core of the dead girl's twisted life...

Los Angeles, 15th January 1947. A beautiful young woman walks into the night and meets a horrific destiny. Five days later, her tortured body is found drained of blood and cut in half. The newspapers call her 'The Black Dahlia'. For two cops, what begins as an investigation becomes a hellish journey that takes them to the core of the dead girl's twisted life.And soon professional curiosity spirals into obsession...__________'A mesmerising study of the psycho-sexual obsession... extraordinarily well written' - The Times'The outstanding crime writer of his generation' - The Independent 'A wonderful tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit' - Publishers Weekly

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. He is the author of the acclaimed 'LA Quartet':The Black Dahlia,The Big Nowhere,LA ConfidentialandWhite Jazz. His most recent novel,Blood's a Rover, completes the magisterial 'Underworld USA Trilogy' - the first two volumes of which (American TabloidandThe Cold Six Thousand) were bothSunday Timesbestsellers.

A neo-noir crime novel from the legendary crime novelist James Ellroy.