The Black Dahlia

Name: The Black Dahlia
Author: James Ellroy

by James Ellroy

James Ellroy's "The Black Dahlia," only because it was my first plunge into unapologetic historical fiction, and a disgusting portrait of Los Angeles that, weirdly, made me want to move there even more.

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Patton Oswalt

"James Ellroy's "The Black Dahlia," only because it was my first plunge into unapologetic historical fiction, and a disgusting portrait of Los Angeles that, weirdly, made me want to move there even more."

By the Book: Patton Oswalt · nytimes.com