A painful read
Apparently Mr. Ellroy never graduate elementary school because he hasn't learned writing skills beyond the style of "See Spot. See spot run." This excruciating and exhausting novel is written entirely in fragmented sentences that force the reader to fill in all the gaps. It is without comparison the worst novel I have ever read. He never develops any characters or even attempts to build an interesting story for the reader, instead forcing them to constantly work to put all the pieces together. It is beyond my imagination why he has written as many books as he has. This is my first, and last, Ellroy novel.