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"The third novel in The L.A. Quartet. L.A. Confidential is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written. Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals. 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. 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. L.A. Confidential is one of the most beloved and influential crime novels ever written"-- Provided by publisher.
