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Freddy is an exLA cop on the skids He snuffed a cop killer in cold blood and it got to him bad Now hes a sleazoid private eye a shakedown artist a pimp and most notably the head strongarm goon for Confidential magazine
Welcome to the world of the malevolent monarch of the Hollywood underground a tale of pervasive paranoia teeming with communist conspiracies FBI finks celebrity smut films and strange bedfellows
In Widespread Panic we traverse the depths of 50s LA and dig on the inner workings of Confidential Youll go to Burt Lancasters lushly appointed torture den youll groove overhyped legend James Dean as Freddys chief stooge youll be there for Freddys ringading rendezvous with Liz Taylor youll be front and centre as Freddy anoints himself the Tattle Tyrant Who Held Hollywood Hostage
Purgatory is rarely this much fun Financial Times
James Ellroy 2021 P Penguin Audio 2022
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