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, as well as his Underworld USA trilogy; American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and Blood’s A Rover.

"The most distinctive crime writer of his generation" John Williams, Sunday Times "Ellroy is the author of some of the most powerful crime novels ever written" Frank Rich, New York Times "The most original crime writer of our time" Michael Carlson, Spectator "One of the best and most important writers in America today" VOX "Ellroy has produced some of the best crime fiction written this century, Hammett and Chandler included" Chris Sullivan, Loaded

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, as well as his Underworld USA trilogy; American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and Blood’s A Rover.

"The most distinctive crime writer of his generation" John Williams, Sunday Times "Ellroy is the author of some of the most powerful crime novels ever written" Frank Rich, New York Times "The most original crime writer of our time" Michael Carlson, Spectator "One of the best and most important writers in America today" VOX "Ellroy has produced some of the best crime fiction written this century, Hammett and Chandler included" Chris Sullivan, Loaded

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, as well as his Underworld USA trilogy; American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and Blood’s A Rover.

"The most distinctive crime writer of his generation" John Williams, Sunday Times "Ellroy is the author of some of the most powerful crime novels ever written" Frank Rich, New York Times "The most original crime writer of our time" Michael Carlson, Spectator "One of the best and most important writers in America today" VOX "Ellroy has produced some of the best crime fiction written this century, Hammett and Chandler included" Chris Sullivan, Loaded