Underworld USA Trilogy American Tabloid: Underworld USA (1), Book 1, (Paperback)

from 5hrdrive

Wow. No way it all went down exactly like this, but it could have, anyway I think Ellroy's pretty close. There's so much detail here that it took a second reading just to get a good idea of what's ...

from sharv

Ellroy's best, never equalled, not even by Ellroy himself. If you have a taste for crime, this book will spoil you. Few others are as entertaining and gritty as this one.

from arubabookwoman

This masterpiece brilliantly mixes fact and fiction to present a mosaic of America from the late 1950's until the assassination of JFK. Historical characters and facts covered include JFK's run for...

from nigeyb

I've read AMERICAN TABLOID three times. It never disappoints. Bloody fantastic stuff. I'm going to re-read the follow up - the cold six thousand - having reminded myself of some of the stuff in AT....

from bontley

I wanted to give this book another try; it's subject matter really interests me. It's just that the angry, brutal prose seems to me to be overly sensational and unnecessarily sadistic. Still, it's ...