The Cold Six Thousand -Hardback- (James Ellroy)

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2001 hardboiled noir novel by James Ellroy. Following after American Tabloid, it follows three rogue American law-enforcement officials and their involvement in the turmoil of the 1960s.

Wayne Tedrow Jr has arrived to kill a man. The fee is $6,000. He finds himself instead in the middle of the cover-up following JFK's assassination. There follows a hellish five-year ride through the sordid underbelly of public policy via Las Vegas, Howard Hughes, Vietnam, CIA dope dealing, Cuba, sleazy showbiz, racism and the Klan.

This is the 1960s under Ellroy's blistering lens, the icons of the era mingled with cops, killers, hoods, and provocateurs. The Cold Six Thousand is historical confluence as American nightmare which fans of classic detective noir such as Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Dashiell Hammett will enjoy.

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