Destination: Morgue! L.A. Tales is a 2004 collection of 12 short works by American crime fiction writer James Ellroy.[1] Eight of the pieces are non-fiction crime reportage or essays that Ellroy originally wrote for GQ magazine, some of which are autobiographical (see also his memoir My Dark Places).[2] Also included are three new novellas ("Hollywood Fuck Pad," "Hot-Prowl Rape-O," and "Jungle Jihad") and one short story previously published in GQ ("The Trouble I Cause"). Earlier GQ pieces by Ellroy can be found in the 1999 collection Crime Wave.[3]
 First edition cover | |
| Author | James Ellroy |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Cover design by Chip Kidd Cover images: Los Angeles Times Collection, Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA |
| Language | English |
| Subject | True crime |
| Genre | Short stories, novellas, crime fiction |
| Publisher | Vintage Books |
Publication date | September 28, 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 389 pp (first edition, trade paperback) |
| ISBN | 1-4000-3287-3 (first edition, trade paperback) |
| OCLC | 56415854 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.L6274 D47 2004 |
Contents
edit- Part I: Crime Culture / Memoir
- "Balls to the Wall"
- "Where I Get My Weird Shit"
- "Stephanie"
- "Grave Doubt"
- "My Life as a Creep"
- "The D.A."
- "Little Sleazer and the Mail-Sex Mama"
- "I've Got the Goods"
- "The Trouble I Cause"
- Part II: Rick Loves Donna
- "Hollywood Fuck Pad"
- "Hot-Prowl Rape-O"
- "Jungle Jihad"
References
edit- ^ Abbott, Kate (May 18, 2015). "Destination morgue: James Ellroy spills LA's crime scene secrets – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Sallis, James (September 28, 2004). "On board Ellroy's dark express". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Krewson, John (March 29, 2002). "James Ellroy: Crime Wave". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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