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Silent Terror (Paperback)

by James Ellroy (Author)
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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (17 Sep 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099539705
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099539704
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 75,736 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In this crime novel, there is a man on the loose in America. A man who kills for the sheer pleasure of spilling blood. A man who rearranges the mutilated bodies of his victims in positions that, to him, have the purity of art. The author also wrote "The Big Nowhere" and "Suicide Hill".

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The journal of a serial killer, 4 Jun 1999
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Not as good as Ellroy's LA quartet but still a riveting read. The book is done as an autobiography of a serial killer who refuses to speak after he is caught. Ellroy wrote this in the mid 80's, apparently because he was broke so did this to get a bit of money. It isn't as complex as his later novels but still has his distinctive writing style, making it the best book to introduce you to his work.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Evil Genius, 4 Nov 2002
By Mr. Warren M. Fisher (East Grinstead, West Sussex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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One of Ellroy's early masterpieces, and probably his best stand-alone novel. Stark, dark and relentless, these are the memoirs of an utterly remorseless serial killer as he butchers his way across America. Meeting Charlie Manson in jail early on, the protagonist dismisses him as a lightweight, and from this you might be able to judge the extemity of this man's madness. Ellroy fearlessly peels away the layers of a serial killer, ultimately ending with a sardonic, nihilistic kiss off. Not for those of a nervous dispostion, this one of the best serial killer novels ever written.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dead good., 20 Jan 2003
By doublegone (scotland) - See all my reviews
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This is a quite exceptional work of imagination (I hope!). A totally believable account of a serial killer's life and work - in his own words.

The characterisation is exceptionally good and the monster is painted just human enough that you can get a handle on him.

Fantastically paced, with not a word of flab - this is a magnificent book and one of my favourite Ellroys.

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