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.

"The outstanding American crime writer of his generation" Independent "A gripping and quite awesome form of literature" Express "Stunning...extraordinary" Observer "A tour de force of confessional writing" TLS "Ellroy proves that he is more than just a crime writer, he is one of the best and most important writers in America today" VOX

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.

"The outstanding American crime writer of his generation" Independent "A gripping and quite awesome form of literature" Express "Stunning...extraordinary" Observer "A tour de force of confessional writing" TLS "Ellroy proves that he is more than just a crime writer, he is one of the best and most important writers in America today" VOX

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.

"The outstanding American crime writer of his generation" Independent "A gripping and quite awesome form of literature" Express "Stunning...extraordinary" Observer "A tour de force of confessional writing" TLS "Ellroy proves that he is more than just a crime writer, he is one of the best and most important writers in America today" VOX