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The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
5.0
My first time reading James Ellroy and what an experience. An absolute thrill, gritty, violent, full of deceit, lies, sex and fantastic characters.
The story was very different to what I was expecting, more plot to what I thought and that was a plus. I loved some of the back and forth between characters, especially the scenes in New Jersey interviewing the suspect, some laugh out loud bits of dialogue. The ending was great and unexpected, some good twists in the plot regarding Lee.
I am looking forward to reading the rest of the LA Quartet and in the future the Underworld US series and second LA Quartet. Based off this experience James Ellroy will be a favourite. I wish I had read it sooner, it must have been sitting on my bookshelves for almost a decade. Better late than never.
The story was very different to what I was expecting, more plot to what I thought and that was a plus. I loved some of the back and forth between characters, especially the scenes in New Jersey interviewing the suspect, some laugh out loud bits of dialogue. The ending was great and unexpected, some good twists in the plot regarding Lee.
I am looking forward to reading the rest of the LA Quartet and in the future the Underworld US series and second LA Quartet. Based off this experience James Ellroy will be a favourite. I wish I had read it sooner, it must have been sitting on my bookshelves for almost a decade. Better late than never.