L.A. crime thriller capturing WWII's political storm.
Recommended for fans of historical fiction and crime thrillers. Perfidia presents a unique and chilling view of WWII and its effect on Japanese-Americans in Los Angeles. Ellroy's vivid descriptions and complex characters make for a gripping read that keeps you on your toes until the very end.
ISBN: 9780434020539
Authors:
James Ellroy
Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
Date of Publication: 2014-09-11
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.63
(rated by 4951 readers)
Description
This book is nominated for the folio prize it is december 6 1941. America stands at the brink of world war ii. Last hopes for peace are shattered when japanese squadrons bomb pearl harbor. Los angeles has been a heaven for loyal japanese-americans - but now, war fever and race hate grip the city and the japanese internment begins. The hellish murder of a japanese family summons three men and one woman. William h. Parker is a captain on the los angeles police. He's superbly gifted, corrosively ambitious, liquored-up and consumed by dubious ideology. He is bitterly at odds with sergeant dudley smith - irish emigre, ex-ira killer, fledgling war profiteer. Kay lake is a 21-year-old dilettante looking for adventure. Hideo ashida is a police chemist and the only japanese on the l.a. Cop payroll. The investigation throws them together and rips them apart. The crime becomes a political storm centre that brilliantly illuminates these four driven souls - comrades, rivals, lovers, history's pawns
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