The Big Nowhere
1994 · book
1950s Los Angeles: The City of Angels has become the city of the Angel of Death. Communist witch-hunts and insanely violent killings are terrorising the community. Three men are plunged into a maelstrom of violence and deceit when their lives become inextricably linked as each one confronts his own personal darkness. Told with Ellroy's characteristically forceful and relentless style, The Big Nowhereis the link between the Black Dahliaand LA Confidentialin his masterwork, The LA Quartet. It is as powerful and thrilling as crime fiction gets.