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The Cold Six Thousand

By: James Ellroy
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Dallas, November 2, 1963. Wayne Tedrow, Jr., has arrived to kill a man. The fee is $6,000. He finds himself instead in the middle of a cover-up following JFK’s assassination. There follows a hellish five-year ride through the sordid underbelly of public policy via Las Vegas, Howard Hughes, Vietnam, CIA dope dealing, Cuba, sleazy showbiz, racism and the Klan.

This is the 1960s under Ellroy’s blistering lens, the icons of the era mingled with cops, killers, hoods and provocateurs.

©2001 James Ellroy (P)2015 Isis Publishing Ltd Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Historical Mystery Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Espionage Crime Thriller Fiction
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Jeff Harding makes Ellroy's so well-informed, sleazy stories come alive. His J.Edgar voice and accents are perfect, I prefer this audio version to the paperback... but all three stories are the best summation of this awful period ever. Ellroy rules over any JFK or Mafia author.

The best.

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an amazing book,I could believe it may sv bin done that way I n real life,no one like ellroy

mind blowing

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I had started reading this book 3 times but each time lost track of the people. The way Jeff defines the characters is incredible - I have now 'read' it all in a week. The style of the book and the way it is read make this something very special.

Just started on the third book in the trilogy!

Amazing!

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A novel written in a structurally awkward and linguistically ugly way in order to reflect the hatred and tension the subject matter is imbued with. If you allow yourself to be transported, it works brilliantly. It's far from comfortable but worthwhile.

Outstanding literature

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I devoured this book about 10 years ago along with the other two in the trilogy. When I signed up for Audible they were my first ports of call. Nobody writes like Ellroy in my opinion and to be able to hear the style and the characters was fantastic. I'm convinced Pete Bondurant is the inspiration for Reacher.

Read them and then listen to them.

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