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My Dark Places
My Dark Places
Author: James Ellroy
In 1958, when James Ellroy was 10 years old, his mother's body was found in a run-down town near Los Angeles. The murderer was never found; the case remains unsolved. This remarkable book--part unflinching autobiography, part vivid reportage--tells an extraordinarily gripping story about the failed murder investigation, uncovering Ellroy's darin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679441854
ISBN-10: 0679441859
Publication Date: 11/5/1996
Pages: 351
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 2
An absolutely haunting book by one of the most brilliant crime writers around, James Ellroy. Ellroy goes back in time and back to Los Angeles to ivestigate the murder of his own mother.
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

"Both a harrowing autobiography and a disturbingly fixated love story blunt, graphic, and oddly exhilarating." San Francisco Chronicle
AnaLiss avatar reviewed My Dark Places on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Wow! James Ellroy really opened himself and his personal life for all to see. Excellent, excellent book.
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One of my favorite crime novels.
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