: I believe they are THE BLACK DAHLIA, THE BIG NOWHERE,
LA
: CONFIDENTIAL,and WHITE JAZZ. I only read the first two,
both of
: which were exceptional. I seem to recall that they may be
read in
: order of appearance (as above) but that each also works as
a stand
: alone, as they are only loosely connected.
I read them in order and am very glad I did - not only do
some
elements of the plot and characters continue on from book to
book, but
you can see Ellroy's style change into the crazed "bop noir"
of _White
Jazz_. Besides, the whole thing builds up into a white-hot
frenzy and
you should go at it in the right order.
Bill
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William Denton | Toronto, Canada | http://www.vex.net/~buff/ | Caveat lector.
"It is better to incur a mild rebuke than to perform an onerous task."
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