A great noir about our collective cultural illusions.
All tagged Noir
They should have made us read this book in high school instead of making us watch AIDS prevention videos.
If this movie had come out in the seventies, it would be in the Criterion Collection.
McGee takes a psychological step forward is what is possibly the darkest novel in the series.
This one is not going to seduce any non-fans, but those who already like Ellroy (i.e. me) will only like him better after reading it.
The Seventh is the seventh Parker novel (how original, right?) And, while it conveys interesting ideas about the romanticizing of crime, it's kind of middle-of-the-road.
My review of Bob Truluck's novel The Big Nowhere. While it wasn't my favorite Truluck by any means, it's another pop noir with a life of its own. Highly recommended for fans of Elmore Leonard.
