Its a very disturbing book about a murder of a young woman and how its investigation is shrouded by lies and deciet. How the murder affects the lives of people involved in the case. Its an incredible book by James Elroy who wrote the screenplay for L.A Confidential. The book is based on the real life unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short. The young girl was murdered brutally and disemboweled. The book describes the journey of two detectives who work the case. They are haunted by the horrific way she has been murdered.
The book takes us through the investigation when many layers of truth comes to light. As they investigate a more or less hazy picture of the girl emerges. A startlet who had a dark side. The porn movie she acted in, a friend who acted as her pimp, her lesbian liasons with the daughter of a very powerful man with underworld connections all come to light. This just makes the detectives Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard more driven to find the killer.
The storyline is very interesting and unsettling. A very interesting read.
The book takes us through the investigation when many layers of truth comes to light. As they investigate a more or less hazy picture of the girl emerges. A startlet who had a dark side. The porn movie she acted in, a friend who acted as her pimp, her lesbian liasons with the daughter of a very powerful man with underworld connections all come to light. This just makes the detectives Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard more driven to find the killer.
The storyline is very interesting and unsettling. A very interesting read.
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