Clandestine
$27.92
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2013
Summary
Los Angeles, 1951. Frederick Underhill, an ambitious rookie in the LAPD, dreams of becoming the most celebrated detective of his time, a goal fueled by his sexual promiscuity. These two drives collide with the murder of Maggie Cadwallader, a lonely woman with whom Underhill recently shared an intimate encounter.
Using his insider knowledge, Underhill maneuvers himself onto the case, which is already under the jurisdiction of the LAPD’s formidable investigator, Lieutenant Dudley Smith.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099558880 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099558882 |
| Author: | James Ellroy |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Windmill Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Windmill Books |
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About The Author
James Ellroy
James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. He is the author of the acclaimed ‘LA Quartet’- The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential and White Jazz. His most recent novel, Blood’s a Rover, completes the magisterial ‘Underworld USA Trilogy’ - the first two volumes of which (American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand) were both Sunday Times bestsellers.
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