James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. Quartet novels - The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential and White Jazz were international bestsellers. His novel American Tabloid was Time magazine's Best Book (fiction) of 1995; his memoir, My Dark Places, was Time magazine's Best Book and New York Times notable book for 1996. He lives in Kansas City.
Not since the days of Hammett and Chandler has the crime novel been so eloquent and seductive * VOX * James Ellroy writes like a man possessed about men possessed * David Pascoe, Modern Review * The outstanding American crime-writer of his generation * Peter Gutteridge, Independent *