SUMMARY: Read the official U.S. excerpt HERE. The only hardcover edition was published in the U.K. by Century in an extremely limited run. Contents include:
Out Of The Past — Ellroy's tribute to Dick Contino, and backstory regarding the writing of Ellroy's novella, "Dick Contino's Blues," that appeared in Granta Magazine and the short story collection, "Hollywood Nocturnes."
My Mother's Killer — James' first pass at writing a non-fiction account of his mother's murder. Inspired his memoir, "My Dark Places."
Sex, Glitz and Greed: The Seduction of O.J. Simpson — Ellroy's take on the most famous "unsolved" murder of the late 20th-Century.
The Tooth of Crime — The Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction runs with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, nicknamed the "Bulldogs."
Bad Boys in Tinseltown — Ellroy recounts the experience of watching his most convoluted, "adaptation-proof" novel turned into an Oscar-winning, critic-pleasing film.
Hollywood Shakedown — Another Contino short, this one tracking Dick's life immediately post-prison/post-Korea.
Body Dumps — Ellroy and retired L.A. homicide detective Bill Stoner investigate another murder in El Monte (the same town in which James' mother was murdered). This piece centers around the murder of a woman committed in 1973.
Hush-Hush — Ellroy introduces his character Danny Getchell, a scandal rag reporter with an annoying adoration for alliteration. Arguably, this story represents the first in a series of Ellroy misfires: the Getchell character seems, by-and-large, to sit wrong with many readers. The character is also used to center a short story contest sponsored by USA Today Magazine, in which readers are asked to finish a Getchell tale penned by Ellroy.
Let's Twist Again — Ellroy revisits the past in a piece recalling his years as a student at John Burroughs Junior High.
Glamour Jungle — Ellroy and Det. Bill Stoner re-open the unsolved murder of 1960's starlet Karyn Kupcinet.
Tijuana, Mon Amour — Another Getchell tale.
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