L.A. Confidential is a neo-noir novel by James Ellroy and the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is "A glory that costs everything and means nothing"—Steve Erickson.
| Author | James Ellroy |
| Series | L.A. Quartet |
| Publisher | The Mysterious Press |
| Preceded by | The Big Nowhere (1988) |
| Followed by | White Jazz (1992) |
About LA Confidential
Three policemen all try to solve a killing in a 1950s Los Angeles coffee shop. They each have their own motives and attempt to beat the others out.
Achievement of LA Confidential
The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won for Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About LA Confidential
Novels by James Ellroy.. Police misconduct in fiction.. Hollywood novels.. Novels set in the 1950s.. Novels set in Los Angeles.. Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Latest information about LA Confidential updated on July 28 2021.
