LA Confidential - Penguin Readers, Level 3 Author:James Ellroy 2 cassettes / 3 hours — Read by David Strathairn — The movie Janet Maslin of the New York Times calls: — "Gangbusters! A shrewd, elegant film with a flawless ensemble cast and style to burn" — is now the must-listen AudioBook read by one of the stars of the film, L.A. Confidential, — David Strathairn — L.A. Confidential... more » is an epic crime novel that stands as a steel-edged time capsule--Los Angeles in the 1950s, a remarkable era defined in dark shadings.
A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law--three cops treading quicksand in the middle.
Detective Ed Exley wants glory. Haunted by his father's success as a policeman, he will pay any price, break any law to eclipse him.
Detective Bud White watched his own father murder his mother--he is now bent on random vengeance, a time bomb with a badge.
Celebrity cop Jack Vincennes shakes down movie stars for a scandal magazine. An old secret possesses him--he'll do anything to keep it buried.
Three cops in a spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, a nightmare that offers no mercy, allows for no survivors. Here is James Ellroy's masterpiece. . . darkness to haunt you in shades of red, gray, and black.« less