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Set in the summer of 1968, after the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, the novel follows the unraveling of political conspiracies and the escalating tensions across the United States. A dirty‑tricks squad prepares for the Democratic Convention in Chicago, while Black militants clash on the south side of Los Angeles. Federal authorities scheme draconian countermeasures amid the chaos. Three men become central figures in this turbulent vortex of history, making this stand‑alone sequel to "The Cold Six Thousand" a sharp exploration of political corruption and social unrest in America.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Political Fiction/Political Conspiracy
Authors: James Ellroy
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