My Dark Places

Ellroy, James

ISBN 10: 0679441859 / ISBN 13: 9780679441854

Published by Knopf, 1996

About this Item

SIGNED! Not personalized (see photo)! Ships USPS Priority Mail for faster delivery. Packed in a BOX with cardboard backing and padding. (See Photos!) Same or next day shipping (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. Stated First Edition, 1996. Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Dust Jacket: clean, bright, several light scuffs and a ding to front, edges good = light to moderate bumping and / or rubbing. ABOUT THIS: In 1958, when James Ellroy was 10 years old, his mother's body was found in a run-down town near Los Angeles. The murderer was never found; the case remains unsolved. This remarkable book--part unflinching autobiography, part vivid reportage--tells an extraordinarily gripping story about the failed murder investigation, uncovering Ellroy's daring, revelatory journey into and through his most forbidding memories. Seller Inventory # ABE-1687464182378

Bibliographic Details

Title: My Dark Places

Publisher: Knopf

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The author of American Tabloid provides a vivid, unflinching account of the 1958 murder of his mother, the failed probe into her killing, its impact on own life, and the results of an investigation, with ex-homicide detective Bill Stoner, into the crime. 75,000 first printing. Tour.

About the Author:

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His five previous novels, American Tabloid, White Jazz, L.A. Confidential, The Big Nowhere, and The Black Dahlia, were international bestsellers.