Which Ellroy novel starts with the "Bloody Christmas" scandal?
"L.A. Confidential"
"The Big Nowhere"
"White Jazz"
"The Cold Six Thousand"
Answer
The novel "L.A. Confidential" by James Ellroy opens with the infamous "Bloody Christmas" scandal of 1951 Los Angeles. At a Christmas party attended by the city's elite, a group of masked men brutally murder several people. The novel follows the investigation into this gruesome crime and its far-reaching consequences, exposing corruption and moral decay within the LAPD and the city's upper echelons.
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