{"product_id":"l-a-confidential","title":"L. A. Confidential","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e James Ellroy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Random House, 2025-12-02\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;The third novel in The L.A. Quartet. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;L.A. Confidential \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;“Nobody in this generation matches the breadth and depth of James Ellroy’s way with noir.” —\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Detroit News\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. Three LAPD detectives get involved: Ed Exley wants to eclipse his policeman father’s success. Bud White watched his own mother’s murder—and is now a time bomb with a badge. Jack Vincennes shakes down movie stars for a scandal magazine.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;These events will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers. The three men are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;L.A. Confidential\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;“Faster than a stray bullet. . . . Ellroy spares no sensibilities.” —\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Los Angeles Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081330016425,"sku":"PHBK-9798217007868","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/4736223488674.jpg?v=1779740273","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/l-a-confidential","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}