{"product_id":"l-a-confidential","title":"L.A. Confidential","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe third novel in The L.A. Quartet. \u003ci\u003eL.A. Confidential \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nobody in this generation matches the breadth and depth of James Ellroy's way with noir.\" --\u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. Three LAPD detectives get involved: Ed Exley wants to eclipse his policeman father's success. Bud White watched his own mother's murder--and is now a time bomb with a badge. Jack Vincennes shakes down movie stars for a scandal magazine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese events will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers. The three men are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eL.A. Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Faster than a stray bullet. . . . Ellroy spares no sensibilities.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16144105\"\u003eJames Ellroy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217007868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC050000\"\u003eCrime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022020\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Police Procedural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC062000\"\u003eNoir\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJAMES ELLROY was born in Los Angeles. He is the author of the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy: \u003ci\u003eAmerican Tabloid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Six Thousand\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlood's a Rover, \u003c\/i\u003e and the L.A. Quartet novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Black Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL.A. Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhite Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51628765282613,"sku":"9798217007868","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/vintage-paperback-default-title-l-a-confidential-54070415130933.jpg?v=1767378269","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/l-a-confidential","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}