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 Confidential and White Jazz. His most recent novel, Blood's a Rover, completes the magisterial 'Underworld USA Trilogy' - the first two volumes of which (American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand) were both Sunday Times bestsellers.

"A mesmerising study of the psycho-sexual obsession ... extraordinarily well written" The Times "One of those rare, brilliantly written books you want to press on other people" Time Out "A wonderful tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit" Publishers Weekly "A unique voice in American crime writing" Sunday Telegraph "The outstanding crime writer of his generation" The Independent

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 Confidential and White Jazz. His most recent novel, Blood's a Rover, completes the magisterial 'Underworld USA Trilogy' - the first two volumes of which (American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand) were both Sunday Times bestsellers.

"A mesmerising study of the psycho-sexual obsession ... extraordinarily well written" The Times "One of those rare, brilliantly written books you want to press on other people" Time Out "A wonderful tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit" Publishers Weekly "A unique voice in American crime writing" Sunday Telegraph "The outstanding crime writer of his generation" The Independent

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 Confidential and White Jazz. His most recent novel, Blood's a Rover, completes the magisterial 'Underworld USA Trilogy' - the first two volumes of which (American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand) were both Sunday Times bestsellers.

"A mesmerising study of the psycho-sexual obsession ... extraordinarily well written" The Times "One of those rare, brilliantly written books you want to press on other people" Time Out "A wonderful tale of ambition, insanity, passion and deceit" Publishers Weekly "A unique voice in American crime writing" Sunday Telegraph "The outstanding crime writer of his generation" The Independent