by James Ellroy · ZETA BOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498722758
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«Ola de crímenes» is a collection of urban short stories and articles by James Ellroy, published by Zeta Bolsillo in paperback (368 pages, in Spanish).
The book brings together stories and chronicles published in GQ magazine between 1993 and 1999, in which Ellroy explores the underworld of Los Angeles. Among them appear a tabloid journalist capable of killing, an accordionist dominated by homicidal impulse, and a man who trawls files to solve his mother's murder.
The book was originally published in English as Crime Wave (1999). Translated by Montserrat Gurguí and Hernán Sabaté. It is part of the Negra Zeta collection.
For readers of crime fiction, urban chronicle, and fans of James Ellroy, especially those who enjoyed L.A. Confidential.
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).
