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The Big Nowhere
James Ellroy
The second novel in The L. A. Quartet. Murder, mayhem and dirty cops on the make against the backdrop of anti-communist hysteria in L. A. in 1950.
It’s Los Angeles in the new year of 1950. The Communist Scare is heating up. Gangsters vie for control of the town. The Hollywood studios are feuding with the unions.
Then a dead body with its eyes gouged out turns up.
The investigating officer, Sheriff’s deputy Danny Upshaw, is obsessed with the murder case that no one else cares about. LAPD Lieutenant Mal Considine jumps onto the Red Scare bandwagon to advance his career and gain custody of his adopted son. And Buzz Meeks is in it all for the money.
The three cops get caught in the city’s web of ambition, perversion, and deceit. All three have purchased tickets to a nightmare.
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | August 12, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9798217007905 |
| Publishers | Knopf Group |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 133 × 203 × 26 mm · 250 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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