ThehighlyacclaimednovelbasedonAmerica’smostinfamousunsolvedmurdercase.Diveinto1940sLosAngelesastwocopsspiraloutofcontrolintheirhuntforTheBlackDahlia’skillerinthispowerfulthrillerthatis“brutalandatthesametimebelievable“(NewYorkTimes).OnJanuary15,1947,thetorture-ravishedbodyofabeautifulyoungwomanisfoundinaLosAngelesvacantlot.ThevictimmakesheadlinesastheBlackDahlia--andsobeginsthegreatestmanhuntinCaliforniahistory.CaughtupintheinvestigationareBuckyBleichertandLeeBlanchard:WarrantsSquadcops,friends,andrivalsinlovewiththesamewoman.ButbothareobsessedwiththeDahlia--drivenbydarkneedstoknoweverythingaboutherpast,tocaptureherkiller,topossessthewomanevenindeath.TheirquestwilltakethemonahellishjourneythroughtheunderbellyofpostwarHollywood,tothecoreofthedeadgirl’stwistedlife,pasttheextremesoftheirownpsyches--intoaregionoftotalmadness.
