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Freddy is an ex-L.A. cop on the skids. He snuffed a cop killer in cold blood - and it got to him bad. Now he's a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strongarm goon for Confidential magazine.

Welcome to the world of the malevolent monarch of the Hollywood underground - a tale of pervasive paranoia teeming with communist conspiracies, FBI finks, celebrity smut films and strange bedfellows.



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      Publisher: Cornerstone
      Publication Date: 02/06/2022
      ISBN13: 9781529157581, 978-1529157581
      ISBN10: 1529157587
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Freddy is an ex-L.A. cop on the skids. He snuffed a cop killer in cold blood - and it got to him bad. Now he's a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strongarm goon for Confidential magazine.

      Welcome to the world of the malevolent monarch of the Hollywood underground - a tale of pervasive paranoia teeming with communist conspiracies, FBI finks, celebrity smut films and strange bedfellows.



      Trade Review
      Unfolds in shimmering Ellroyvision -- Tom Nolan * The Wall Street Journal *
      Purgatory is rarely this much fun * Financial Times *
      Like drinking a pint of espresso -- Sam Leith * TLS *
      Extraordinary... Ellroy's legion of fans will love it -- Mark Sanderson * The Times *
      James Ellroy is the king of macho noir -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *

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