Description

Freddy is an ex-L.A. cop on the skids. He snuffed a cop killer in cold blood – and it got to him bad. Now he’s a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp – and, most notably, the head strongarm goon for Confidential magazine.

Welcome to the world of the malevolent monarch of the Hollywood underground – a tale of pervasive paranoia teeming with communist conspiracies, FBI finks, celebrity smut films and strange bedfellows.

Publisher Review

Unfolds in shimmering Ellroyvision -- Tom Nolan * The Wall Street Journal * Purgatory is rarely this much fun * Financial Times * Like drinking a pint of espresso -- Sam Leith * TLS * Extraordinary... Ellroy's legion of fans will love it -- Mark Sanderson * The Times * James Ellroy is the king of macho noir -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *