by James Ellroy · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440694645
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«Ola de crímenes» is a collection of short stories and articles by James Ellroy, published by Ediciones B in paperback (358 pages, in Spanish).
The book brings together short stories and articles that James Ellroy wrote for GQ magazine, turned into chronicles of the darkest side of Los Angeles. Through reportage and fiction, the author portrays marginal environments, corruption, and crime with a direct, forceful style, with no sentimental concessions.
The original English edition is titled Crime Wave: Reportage and Fiction from the Underside of L.A.; the Spanish translation is by Hernán Sabaté.
Aimed at readers of crime fiction and true crime who want to glimpse Ellroy's most direct and urban side.
Lee Earle "James" Ellroy is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987) and L.A. Confidential (1990).
