- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books; later printing edition (31 Dec 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380805294
- ISBN-13: 978-0380805297
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,166,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Ellroy is the master."--"San Diego Union-Tribune
"Not merely a great hard-boiled crime fiction writer, Ellroy's developing into one of the great American writers of our time."--"Los Angeles Times Book review
"Our best living mystery writer."--"Austin Chronicle
Ellroy's crime fiction represents a high mark in the genre."--"New York Newsday
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Fred Underhill is a young cop on the rise in Los Angeles in the early 1950's -- a town blinded to its own grime by Hollywood glitter; a society nourished by newspaper lies that wants its heroes all-American and squeaky clean. A chance to lead on a possible serial killing is all it takes to fuel Underhill's reckless ambition - and it propels him into a dangerous alliance with certain mad and unstable elements of the law enforcement hierarchy. When the case implodes with disastrous consequences, it is Fred Underhill who takes the fall. His life is in ruins, his promising future suddenly a dream of the past. And his good and pure love for a crusading woman lawyer has been corrupted and may not survive. But even without the authority of a badge, Fred Underhill knows that his only hope for redemption lies in following the investigation to its grim conclusion. And the Hell to which he has been consigned for his sins is the perfect place to hunt for a killer who hungers but has no soul.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although "Clandestine" isn't vintage James Ellroy, the plot wanders a bit in the middle, it still leaves you feeling like you've been hit by a truck. For anyone who has read about Ellroy's background (See 'My Dark Places') there are chilling parallels within the plot to the authors own life.If you are an Ellroy fan I'd recommend "my Dark Palces". Read it and you'll see all his other work in a new light.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Clandestine" is way up there alongside "The Black Dahlia", possibly because of its similar storylines, but not as good as "Dahlia". Unlike other Ellroy novels that I've read, this one ends with a rather cheery disposition for Ellroy standards. It is flawed, but the depth of character and plot covers any discrepancies.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I decided to read some of Ellroy's stuff after seeing LA Confidential. That was 18 months ago and I finally got around to reading Clandestine last week. The book offers everything you'd expect - a hard boiled detective thriller with more twists than Chubby Checker. However, it is at times a bit cliched (like this review) - think Jack Nicholson in Chinatown. Anyway, read it and make up your own mind, I'm not going to do your thinking for you....all i can say is that i plan to read the rest of his novels in quick succession. Cheers.
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