Ellroy's Favorite Crime Reads

James Ellroy shares with The Daily Beast why these novels of bloody and infamous crimes are his favorites.  His new book, Blood’s A Rover, is out this week.

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James Ellroy is the best-selling author of The Black Dahlia and L.A. Confidential . His latest book is Blood's A Rover, the final volume of his Underworld U.S.A. trilogy, published on Sept. 22 by Knopf. He lives in Los Angeles.