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Book SynopsisFreddy 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 ReviewUnfolds 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 *
