James Ellroy's most recommended books

We've asked 13,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by James Ellroy.

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Books like American Tabloid

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Books like The Black Dahlia

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Books like My Dark Places

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Books like L.A. Confidential

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Books like L.A. Noir

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Books like Killer on the Road

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Books like The Best American Noir of the Century

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Books like Brown's Requiem

Book lists with James Ellroy's books

21 authors created a book list with a book by James Ellroy as one of their picks.

• T. Alex Blum's favorite books about memory and perspective
• The best books that will take you into an extraordinary world
• The best books with characters who have to overcome extreme difficulty and insurmountable odds
• The most suspenseful thrillers where fact & fiction meet
• The best crime novels with great depth of character and killer stories
• The best historical fiction thrillers that will make you wish you lived in another time

Book lists connected to James Ellroy's books

546 authors created a book list connected to James Ellroy's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• The best books about the squalor and splendor of Los Angeles
• The best LA detectives with complex emotional lives
• The best books that will change your perception of Los Angeles
• The best contemporary mysteries
• Joe Kilgore's favorite private eye books where the detective’s personality is as entertaining as the plot
• The best 20th century PI novels

Genres connected to James Ellroy's books

Topics connected to James Ellroy's books