Ellroy, James
My Dark Places
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099537847
- author:
- Ellroy, James
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Windmill Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Criminology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
America's greatest crime writer investigates his mother's murder. On 21 June 1958, Geneva Hilliker Ellroy was found strangled in her home. Her ten-year-old son James had been with his estranged father all weekend and was informed of her death on his return. The case remained unsolved, but its impact on James would last a lifetime. James spent his teens and early adulthood struggling with addiction and petty crime. However, it wasn't until he became fascinated with crime fiction that he began to explore his past. This obsession led him to return to Los Angeles and work with veteran detective Bill Stoner to solve the 38-year-old killing. The result is a deeply personal and insightful account of one man's journey into the darkest corners of America's underbelly. This book is a hypnotic and often disturbing exploration of James Ellroy's tortured soul, as he delves into the events surrounding his mother's murder and its lasting impact on his life.
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