Dalia Negra, La (Paperback)

from bunwat

This creeped me out and kind of not in a good way. Its an absorbing and convincing story of obsession and corruption and murder. I see why its spawned imitators and inspired movies. But these are not really enjoyable people to spend time with, and I kind of felt like I needed a shower to wash off...

from TheLostEntwife

I have to admit to being a little torn upon seeing The Black Dahlia chosen for our read-along in January. I remember trying to watch the movie, but unable to do so due to my incredibly sensitive stomach and lack of desire to see anything gruesome, ever. Surely a book would be better? Well - let m...

from robertdatson

A story about a true event - the unsolved gruesome killing of Betty Short in 1947. It's written from the perspective of a policeman accidentally caught up in the case, and then revolves around his part in the investigation, along with his partner. Police life is described in uncomfortable detail,...

from TheAmpersand

There's a lot in "The Black Dahlia" that feels pretty familiar. It's set, like many film noir favorites, in a gritty, rapidly expanding postwar Los Angeles. It describes a man's world filled with cop talk, boxing matches and lots of dangerous, highly sexed dames. And, of course, it's based on the...

from ElectricRay

If, as a non-initiate, you stop and try to understand it, James Ellroy's writing style will have you completely bamboozled. The way to approach it is to barrel through it at a hundred miles an hour - that's the pace it was intended to be read at - and eventually everything will start making sense...