Horror for Newbies

L.A. Quartet Series

5 primary works • 5 total works
Four loosely related stories about crime and corruption in Los Angeles in the 1940's and 1950's.

Book 1

The Black Dahlia
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3.78 · 94668 Ratings · 3500 Reviews · published 1987 · 84 editions
On January 15, 1947, the torture-ravished body of …

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    Book 2

    The Big Nowhere
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    4.09     · 18309 Ratings · 778 Reviews · published 1988 · 10 editions
    This work is set in 1950s, Los Angeles. The City o…

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    Book 3

    L.A. Confidential
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    4.18     · 36154 Ratings · 1273 Reviews · published 1990 · 139 editions
    Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the poli…

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    Book 4

    White Jazz
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    3.92     · 9731 Ratings · 476 Reviews · published 1992 · 3 editions
    The internationally acclaimed author of the L.A. Q…

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    Book 1-4

    The L.A. Quartet: The Black Dahlia / The Big Nowhere / L.A. Confidential / White Jazz
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    4.53     · 118 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 4 editions
    Here in one volume is James Ellroy's first great b…

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