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World Needs Bad Men

Corruption City by Horace McCoy

Blood on the Moon by James Ellroy

L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy

January 22, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

I don’t necessarily agree with the title, which comes from the famous exchange from season one of the TV show True Detective. But since it’s thematic of the three books I read recently, I decided to go with it. I hate coming up with titles. Corruption City ***** A fun crime tale that should have been better. McCoy lays out a good story but halfway through, it’s like an editor reminded him it’s a pulp novel so he has to take shortcuts. Still an entertaining tale. McCoy might […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Blood on the Moon, Corruption City, hard-boiled, Horace McCoy, James Ellroy, la confidential, Lloyd Hopkins, los angeles, mystery

Jake's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Blood on the Moon, Corruption City, hard-boiled, Horace McCoy, James Ellroy, la confidential, Lloyd Hopkins, los angeles, mystery ·
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