SUMMARY:

A compilation of the three Lloyd Hopkins novels: "Blood on the Moon," "Because the Night," and "Suicide Hill."

POINTS:

Hardcover published by Mysterious Press in the U.S. (ISBN: 0-89296-686-6) in June 1998.

Page count: 644. Ellroy also wrote a new preface for the edition, dated Feb. 18, 1997, stating his hope that readers would "dig the books" regardless of what they thought of central character Lloyd Hopkins.

Jacket design by Diane Luger. Cover photo by Ken Biggs.

STRANGE FACT:

At some point, the cover was redesigned from its original concept. The pre-release cover art posted by many internet booksellers depicted a 1930's/1940's era woman smoking a cigarette — an image which remains in many online catalogues.

LINKS:

Audio Book Excerpt

REVIEWS:

Las Vegas Weekly Review

Notes In The Margin Review

Hall Mystery Review

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