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The Big Nowhere by James Ellroy · Booklabria

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The Big Nowhere

MysteryCrime

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First published: 1988
Editions: 30 in 5 languages

Synopsis

The author of The Black Dahlia presents the powerful second novel in his L.A. Quartet. In The Big Nowhere, three men are caught up in a massive web of ambition, perversion and deceit. A remarkably vivid portrait of a remarkable time and place.

Subjects: Mystery
Crime
Mystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled
Los angeles
American Detective and mystery stories
Mystery & Detective - General
Set in: California
Los Angeles

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Editions

30 in 5 languages

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English19 Spanish6 German2 French1 All 5 languages

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