RARA-AVIS: Ellroy's LA Con. in Finnish

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For comparison: here are the opening lines of "L.A. Confidential" in Finnish:

Hyl䴴y motelli San Berdoon vuoristossa. Buzz Meeks kirjoittautui sis䤮 mukanaan 94 000 dollaria, kahdeksan kiloa korkealuokkaista heroiinia, 10-kaliiperin pumppuhaulikko, .38-kaliiperin revolveri, .45-kaliiperin automaattiase ja stiletti, jonka h䮠osti meksikaanolta rajalla juuri ennen kuin huomasi rajan toiselle puolelle pys䫶idyn auton: Mickey Cohenin k䴹rit tunnuksettomassa LAPD:n k䲲yss䮊

Random example of dialogue (p. 188 of the Finnish edition):

Bud White oli k䶥lem䳳䠵los. He ohittivat toisensa hissin luona. White sai suunsa auki ensimm䩳enä® "Anna sun urakehityksen olla v䨤n aikaa ja tytö® ®ukkua."
"En yrit䠰umpata todistajalta tietoja. J䴤 h䮥t rauhaan, s䠳aat tilaisuutesi."
"Tä­¤ on pelkkä ¶ierailu."
"Tyttö ®¤kee sun lä°©, Exley. Sä ¥t pysty ostamaan hä®´ä ´eddykarhuilla."

Another on p. 409:

Goldman kaivoi nen䤮s䮠Jack tuuppasi h䮴䮠"Anna tulla!"
"Hollantilainen mokasi sen!"
????? - ehk䠭 vankilassa annettu tappom䤲乳 Duke Cathcartista. "Mokasi mit䬠hei!"
(snip)
?????????? "Mistä «undeista sä ¯ikein puhut?"
(snip)
??????????????? - pahempaa, aivan kuin h䮥n aivoissaan olisi ollut pehmustetut sein䴮 "Davey, puhu vain."

Hope this helps and you can find the quotes in English. Sorry, thought too late that I should've taken quotes that are more easily found.

Juri

PS. Does the name "Cathcart" appear in every Ellroy book?

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