The Black Dahlia / James Ellroy The plot of this hardcore thriller takes place in the 40s in Los Angeles and in the slums of Mexican cities nearby. In short, the naked and mutilated body, cut in two dune girl of 22 years was found in a vacant lot in LA He comes to Betty Short, the Black Dahlia. The policeman Bleichert tells his story in a piece lemporte style that requires knowledge of vocabulary: "Guys, zont caused it, it says that the zont cooled, it marnait in bread buttock when she was with the mess!" Hang on for descriptions worthy of the great Guignol: it bleeds quun and not little! And that tape! Former boxer, knows Bleichert be persuasive: it has "striking" arguments. The perseverance of Bleichert will be severely tested in this survey extraordinary. Who is ripoux and does not ballast? Making a difference is an art that is going to grow Bleichert sil wisely to survive. And never forget that "honest Mexican cop" is an oxymoron! So Bleichert, pugnacious and stubborn cop will use all means to unmask the killer, her life literally Imitating his full investigation twists. That said, the plot of this novel is quite complex and interlacing are many that make it necessary to remain attentive to not lose the thread. There are also a lot of laps in this story, but be aware that the end justifies twists lon clings in difficult times. The characters also are complex, anything but Manichean. Style-wise, as I have said, this is not literature in the sense that usually lentend: this is a raw cop who tells with his words, so it often goes wrong! Létonnante afterword just conclude this work is to meditate because it sheds new light on this story of a news item transmuted inspired by the personal life of the author, namely the murder of his mother so that he has ten. Eventually we learn it in this true story the Bleichert is a fictional cop, ghostly double author and director of the film, directed by the talented Brian de Palma. An overwhelming sincerity afterword to better understand the psychology of Bleichert.