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In 1958 Los Angeles, Lieutenant Dave Klein, a seasoned enforcer and reluctant informant, finds his life unravelling when federal agents launch a sweeping probe into local police corruption. As forces from politicians, LAPD brass, and criminal syndicates converge, Klein’s world of bribes, beatings, and double‑crosses spirals into violent conflict. Ellroy’s terse, hard‑boiled prose captures the grim ambience of mid‑century L.A., revealing a city where ambition and avarice breed perversion and danger. The novel traces Klein’s desperate struggle to survive amid a pervasive culture of crime and cover‑up.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: James Ellroy
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