Ellroy is the most important contemporary crime author. The Mirror Los Angeles 1951: On Christmas Eve, unknown assailants attack the night café "The Nite Owl" and murder the guests in a frenzy. Ed Exley, Jack Vincennes, and Bud White from the LAPD are tasked with solving the case together. However, each of them has their own score to settle. This is the third volume of the famous L.A. Quartet. Also read "The Blonde. The Search for My Mother's Killer" - James Ellroy's most important autobiographical text; a classic of crime literature.