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Title: Ellroy at his peak.
Review: James Ellroy and I share the same age, and many of the same experiences. Of all the books I've read of the tumultuous 60's American Tabloid stands alone at the top. (The rest of the trilogy is damn good, but American Tabloid is the best of the three.) It captures with perfect beats the times, the moods, the insanity and the changing of the guard. Also, happens to be the most convincing theory on the JFK assassination I've come across. It redefines the term page-turner.
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