L.A. Confidential

L. A.

Confidential is a complex and dense crime novel that spans nearly a decade.

It follows the lives of three Los Angeles Police Department officers: Edmund Exley, the straight-laced son of a prestigious detective; Jack Vincennes, a celebrity cop who advises on a police TV show; and Bud White, a brutal enforcer with a traumatic past.

The story begins with the 'Bloody Christmas' police brutality scandal and escalates into a massive conspiracy involving a mass murder at the Nite Owl coffee shop, organized crime, political corruption, heroin trafficking, pornography, and the dark underbelly of Hollywood.

The novel is known for its unique style, using clipped sentences and a stream of consciousness narrative that immerses the reader in the gritty and corrupt world of 1950s Los Angeles.