Tempted by the number of stars and comments on Amazon.com, the portrait "inside" of a serial killer .... It was a nightmare but not read ds the sense that wanted to give Ellroy. Nothing very serious in the personality of the killer! I found this novel: flat, cold and unimaginative ... the opposite of Ellroy who says of himself: "Part of a great purpose of God!" If he believes in! Too bad neurosis Ellroy transpires ds not the character, it would have given relief! Unless these fantasies are not the "h" author