American Tabloid

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Century, 1995 - Fiction - 587 pages
Set in America in 1958, this book tells of three men beneath the glossy surface of power, allied to the makers and shakers of the era. The discontent of the age that burns in their hearts will turn supernova as the Bay of Pigs ends in calamity, the Mob clamour for payback and JFK is assassinated.

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About the author (1995)

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L. A. Quartet novels - "The Black Dahlia", "The Big Nowhere", "L. A. Confidential", & "White Jazz" - were international best-sellers. His novel "American Tabloid" was Time magazine's Novel of the Year for 1995; his memoir, "My Dark Places", was a "Time" Best Book of the Year & a "New Yorker Times" Notable Book for 1996. He lives in Kansas City.

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