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The Big Nowhere

The Big Nowhere Hardback - 1988

by Ellroy, James

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The author of The Black Dahlia presents the powerful second novel in his L.A. Quartet. In The Big Nowhere, three men are caught up in a massive web of ambition, perversion and deceit. A remarkably vivid portrait of a remarkable time and place.

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New York: Mysterious Press. 1988. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in a Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. 406 pages. A murder mystery set against the 'Red Scare' 1950. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Impression. Hardback.
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  • Title The Big Nowhere
  • Author Ellroy, James
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 2nd Impression
  • Condition Used -
  • Pages 420
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mysterious Press, New York
  • Date 1988
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BIB325154
  • ISBN 9780892962839 / 0892962836
  • Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.19 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.02 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1950's
    • Cultural Region: Southern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
  • Library of Congress subjects Detective and mystery stories, Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88040064
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Publishers Weekly, 08/12/1988, Page 0

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