L.A. Quartet & Underworld U.S.A. Series by James Ellroy. Ebooks in Epub. + Bonus!!!

L.A. Quartet & Underworld U.S.A. Series by James Ellroy. Ebooks in Epub. + Bonus!!!

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James Ellroy was born under the name of Lee Earle Ellroy on March 4, 1948, in the city of Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his distinct style of writing in which he frequently omits connecting words and uses short staccato sentences. Ellroy’s most notable works are in the genres of crime fiction and historical fiction even though he occasionally ventured in some areas as well.

The devastating childhood that Ellroy lived has been a major influence in his writing style. It is no surprise that most of his books are crime, mystery or noir fiction. Another important event that shaped Ellroy’s writing career was the book “The Badge” by Jack Webb, which was an early birthday gift from his father. This book talks about sensational cases from the files of the Los Angeles Police Department, a subject that Ellroy would eventually write about in his future books.

In 1981, “Brown’s Requiem” Ellroy’s first novel was published. It narrated the story about of detective story, which was based on his own experience as a caddy. Some of his other early books were also greatly influenced by his early life. “Clandestine” and “Killer on the Road” added to his repertoire of early mystery novels. It wouldn’t be until his highly successful “The Lloyd Hopkins” Trilogy were he would make a name for himself and earn a cult following. The trilogy consisted of “Blood on the Moon”, “Because the Night” and “Suicide Hill” which would narrate the story of Lloyd Hopkins, a very intelligent and sexually addicted Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective. However, it wouldn’t be until the “L.A Quarter” were Elliot earned commercial and critical success. The “L.A Quarter” consisted of “The Black Dahlia”, “The Big Nowhere”, “L.A Confidential” and “White Jazz” and they were a sequence of crime fiction novels. Most importantly, they represented Ellory’s transformation of writing style from noir fiction to historiography metafiction. One of his most notable novels, the “Black Dahlia” fused the real-life murder of Elizabeth Short and fictional police officers investigating her murder.

Being well recognized in the literature world, Ellroy released in 1995 “American Tabloid” which would receive critical acclaim, it was named TIME’S Fiction Book of the Year. It described the “secret history” of the United States in the 20th century. After the critical success of “American Tabloid”, Elliot published its follow-up “The Cold Six Thousand” which became a bestseller. The third and final novel of this trilogy (which was named Underworld USA Trilogy) was released in 2009, under the name “Blood’s a Rover”.

One of Elliot’s most personally significant books was his autobiography, “My Dark Places” which is based on the memories of his mother’s murder. Together with a reporter named Frank C. Girardot and detective Bill Stoner, Ellroy gathered the files of LAPD of his mother’s murder and after fifteen months gave up the case believing the suspect had to be dead by the time.

Many of Ellroy’s books have been adapted to the seventh art. The most notable one was “L.A Confidential” which was released in 1997 and received not only positive reviews but also a great response from the public, earning more than $100 million in the box office. It has received amazing reviews such as one of the “Greatest Movies of all Time”. Ellroy described this movie as “the best thing that happened to me in my career that I had absolutely nothing to do with.”

Like many other authors who have made themselves a name in the literary industry, James Ellroy’s legacy will stand forever, not only due to his authorship prowess but also due to the fact that he overcame insurmountable odds to make a name for himself.

The L.A. Quartet Series:

  1. The Black Dahlia (1987)

  2. The Big Nowhere (1988)

  3. L.A. Confidential (1990)

  4. White Jazz (1992)

The Second L.A. Quartet Series:

  1. Perfidia (2013)

  2. This Storm (2018)

Underworld U.S.A.:

  1. American Tabloid (1995)

  2. The Cold Six Thousand (2001)

  3. Blood's a Rover (2009)

B O N U S :

Lloyd Hopkins:

  1. Blood On the Moon (1984)

  2. Because the Night (1984)

  3. Suicide Hill (1986)

Novels:

  1. Brown's Requiem (1981)

  2. Clandestine (1982)

  3. Silent Terror (1986)

  4. Widespread Panic (2021)

  5. The Enchanters (2023)

Collections:

  1. Hollywood Nocturnes (1982)

  2. Crime Wave (1999)

  3. Destination: Morgue (2004)

Non-fiction:

  1. My Dark Places (1996)

  2. The Best American Crime Writing 2005 (2005) (with Otto Penzler)

  3. The Hilliker Curse (2010)