Stiller Schrecken
by:
James Ellroy (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9783548220574 (3548220576)
Publish date: November 1989
Publisher: Ullstein
Pages no: 278
Edition language: Deutsch
This is my second time through this book and I think I agree with my earlier four star rating, though in retrospect it may have dropped a half of a star or so (I'm sure Mr. Ellroy will lose a lot of sleep over this). This is the best of Ellroy's early books that I have read. Though serial killer fic...
All of Ellroy' books I have read relate to corruption, and this one is no exception. It purports to be the memoir, written from his prison cell, of a serial killer called "Sexecutioner" by the media. Martin Plunkett is an extremely bright, insane individual. He completely baffles the school psycholo...