{"product_id":"l-a-confidential-by-james-ellroy","title":"L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel in The L.A. Quartet.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eL.A. Confidential\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eL.A. Confidential\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Faster than a stray bullet. . . . Ellroy spares no sensibilities.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback.","offer_id":56036746789030,"sku":"9798217007868","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/9798217007868.jpg?v=1766088288","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/l-a-confidential-by-james-ellroy","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}