Series by James Ellroy
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Buy on Amazon1987 · James Ellroy
The Black Dahlia is a roman noir on an epic scale: a classic period piece that provides a startling conclusion to America's most infamous unsolved…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · James Ellroy
A 1988 novel by James Ellroy, the second novel in his L.A. Quartet following The Black Dahlia. Three men are caught up in a web of ambition,…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · James Ellroy
L.A. Confidential (1990) is a neo-noir novel by American writer James Ellroy, the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · James Ellroy
White Jazz is a 1992 novel by James Ellroy, author of the L.A. Quartet and The Underworld USA Trilogy. Set in Los Angeles in 1958, the story follows…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · James Ellroy
This 1995 novel by James Ellroy moves behind the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, and the assassination, in an underworld…
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It begins in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Wayne Tedrow Jr., a young Vegas cop, arrives with a loathsome job and $6,000 in cash, unaware he is about…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · James Ellroy
A 2009 novel by James Ellroy set in summer 1968, after the deaths of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, as assassination conspiracies unravel, a…
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1984 · James Ellroy
Because the Night is a 1984 book by James Ellroy. It is part of the series Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy. Catalog genres: Crime Literature.
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Buy on Amazon1984 · James Ellroy
Blood on the Moon (1984) is a crime novel by James Ellroy, published in the U.S. by The Mysterious Press and in the U.K. by Allison and Busby. It is…
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Buy on Amazon1987 · James Ellroy
Suicide Hill is a crime fiction novel by James Ellroy, released in 1986 (also given as 1987). It is the third and final installment of the Lloyd…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has James Ellroy written?
We list 12 books by James Ellroy across 3 series, published between 1984–2009 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read James Ellroy's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Black Dahlia.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
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