{"product_id":"the-black-dahlia-paperback","title":"The Black Dahlia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel in The L.A. Quartet. \u003ci\u003eThe Black Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e is the haunting and harrowing book that put James Ellroy on the map as one of the most electrifying writers on the scene.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn January 15, 1947, the brutally mutilated body of Elizabeth Short is found in a vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia, becoming the center of a media frenzy and cultural fixation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught up in the investigation are two young cops, Dwight \"Bucky\" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, partners in uniform and both former boxers. But the deeper they get in the case, the greater their obsession with the Dahlia becomes. As the two men go rogue and hunt for the killer, they are drawn into the hellish underbelly of 1940s Hollywood, into the victim's twisted past, and into the extremes of their own desires--a land of demons and madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by America's most infamous unsolved murder, James Ellroy's \u003ci\u003eThe Black Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of crime fiction that will haunt its readers long after the last page.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102789931231,"sku":"9798217007844","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/PG1Nd_v4Et9798217007844.webp?v=1781087361","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-black-dahlia-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}