American Tabloid
Author: James Ellroy
1958. America is about to emerge into a bright new age – an age that will last until the 1000 days of John F Kennedy’s presidency. Three men move beneath the glossy surface of power, men allied to the makers and shakers of the era. Pete Bondurant – Howard Hughes’s right-hand man, Jimmy Hoffa’s hitman. Kemper Boyd – employed by J Edgar Hoover to infiltrate the Kennedy clan…..Read More
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