Hollywood Nocturnes
Hollywood Nocturnes by James Ellroy is a reprint edition published by Delta on November 10, 1998. This collection features six stories set in Los Angeles between 1947 and 1959, a period characterized by crime and a vibrant nightlife. The narratives delve into the gritty underbelly of the city, showcasing a world filled with complex characters and dark humor, all while maintaining a connection to Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet novels.
Readers will encounter a range of scenarios, from a saxophonist involved in a kidnapping plot to violent confrontations in a city teeming with tension. The stories reflect the atmosphere of 1950s Los Angeles, complete with its unique cultural elements and societal issues. With themes of mystery and detective fiction woven throughout, Hollywood Nocturnes presents a vivid portrayal of a tumultuous era, inviting readers to explore the stark realities of life in a city defined by its allure and danger.
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Set in Los Angeles from 1947 to 1959, Hollywood Nocturnes gives us an afterword and six stories set in the same crime-ridden, sex-crazed period of history of James Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet novels (which include L.A. Confidential and The Big Nowhere).
Dig this: the swinging sax man’s doing repos and plotting a kidnapping-of himself; a tommy gun is ripping apart windows, curtains, and bodies in High Darktown; a carhop at Scrivner’s is keeping two extremely sweet sugar daddies, Howard Hughes and mobster Mickey Cohen, happy-until the scene turns murderous.
This is the hip-hop hard-edged world of L.A. 1950s style: cars with fins, Commies in closets, starmakers with come-ons, ex-cons with guns, and cops with mean streaks as wide as Sunset Strip.
James Ellroy’s bizarre, stark tales dazzle us with their unexpected humor, raw brutality, and slightly lighter-than-usual noir realism. Hollywood Nocturnes is quintessential Ellroy: bluesy, black, and very, very hot.
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