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...understand the hard-boiled nature of Ellroy??s work, as well as his midnight sense of humor, it’s vital to understand where he came from. His book jackets brusquely state that “James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948,” which he referred to as “my smog-bound fatherland.” Ellroy admitted, “I think that says...
...acquired taste that nobody ever acquired.” He upped the drinking and the Benzedrex until a doctor told him that if he continued he would be gone in a week’s time. Destination: Morgue! is not only the title of Ellroy??s latest work; it was also the conceivable future of the author when he was only 28 years...
After the publication of his first novel, Brown’s Requiem, Ellroy??s success continued, climbed steep and his L.A. Quartet series—The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential and White Jazz—were all international bestsellers...
...memoir details not only the murder and subsequent investigation of Ellroy??s mother—Geneva Hilliker Ellroy??but also a new investigation, undertaken by a homicide detective named Bill Stoner from the L.A.P.D and Ellroy himself...
Ellroy stressed plot as the first and most crucial element of writing such complex works. Still, he said the importance of plotting shouldn’t subtract from other qualities of fiction, and ultimately, “you can have it all.” Any fan of Ellroy??s will note that his writing is uniquely sonorous and carefully crafted, not the stuff of hack crime writers intent only on weaving a story. “Write the genre you like to read but be original,” he advised...