Description |
266 pages ; 21 cm |
Note |
"Originally published as Silent terror." |
Summary |
With carnal tendencies forged in the fires of L.A.'s Charles Manson hysteria, Martin Michael Plunkett comes to San Francisco--and submits to savage and terrible impulses that reveal to him his true vocation as a pure and perfect murderer. |
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James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. quartet -- The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential and White Jazz -- were international bestsellers. American Tabloid was Time's Novel of the Year in 1995; his memoir My Dark Places was Time's Best Book and a New York Times Notable book for 1996. His novel The Cold Six Thousand was a New York Times Notable Book and Los Angeles Times Best Book for 2001. He lives on the coast of California. |
Subject |
Serial murderers -- Fiction.
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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Psychological fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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ISBN |
9780380808960 |
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038080896X |
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