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Blood's a Rover: A Novel.

Blood's a Rover: A Novel.

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Blood's a Rover: A Novel.

by Ellroy, James

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ISBN 10
0679403930
ISBN 13
9780679403937
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New York: Knopf, 2009. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), red boards (black cloth spine), jacket cover design slightly offset, edges lightly foxed, fore-edge uncut, autograph (author's written name), jacket protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 131 pp. Crime fiction novel by James Ellroy, the bestselling author of L.A. Confidential. This is a political noir set in 1960s Los Angeles. This book is about America's recent past razed and fully reconstructed. It is a massive tale of corruption and retribution, of ideals at war and the extremity of love.

Synopsis

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. Quartet novels— The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz —were international best sellers. His novel American Tabloid was Time magazine’s Best Book (fiction) of 1995; his memoir, My Dark Places, was a Time Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Notable Book for 1996. His novel The Cold Six Thousand was a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book for 2001. Ellroy lives in Los Angeles.

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Bookseller
Bookhome Sydney AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
30922
Title
Blood's a Rover: A Novel.
Author
Ellroy, James
Book Condition
Used
Edition
1st ed.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0679403930
ISBN 13
9780679403937
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2009
Keywords
crime fiction, noir fiction, political fiction, united states, california, los angeles, autograph
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CRIME FICTION;

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