I’m really enjoying American Tabloid by James Ellroy – the twists, double crossing, historical fiction, mob ties, noir cool and so on. But frankly all the chainsaw murdering, junkie massacres and genital torture are just a bit… tiring.
Can anyone recommend a similarly complex and twisty noir/mob/detective novel that maybe just sticks to regular old run-of-the-mill violence? I haven’t read any of his other books so maybe LA Confidential is a bit less edgy? I like Chandler but I’m after something written in the 80s/90s/2000s
Thanks
by duehelm