The Black Dahlia

Overview

Using the basic facts concerning the 1940s' notorious and yet unsolved Black Dahlia case, Ellroy creates a kaleidoscope of human passion and dark obsession. A young woman's mutilated body is found in a Los Angeles vacant lot. The story is seen through the eyes of Bucky Bleichert, ex-prize fighter and something of a boy wonder on the police force. There is no relief or humor as Bleichert arrives at a grisly discovery. Ellroy's powerful rendering of the long-reaching effects of murder gives the case new meaning.

Details

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published

1987-09

Pages

325

Language

EN

Categories

Fiction / Media Tie-In, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Fiction / Crime, Fiction / Noir, Fiction / City Life, Fiction / Places / United States

ISBN-13

9780892962068