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L. A. Confidential

James Ellroy
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crime fiction neo-noir police procedural past tense third limited POV ~559 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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gritty corrupt psychological

A dark crime fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 75%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count139,708
Page count~559 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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