James Ellroy: Killer on the Road (USA 2002) From the Publisher: Martin Michael Plunkett is a product of his times -- the possessor of a genius intellect, a pitiless soul of brushed steel, and a heart of blackest evil. With criminal tendencies forged in the fires of L.A.'s Charles Manson hysteria, he comes to the bay city of San Francisco -- and submits to savage and terrible impulses that reveal to him his true vocation as a pure and perfect murderer. And so begins his decade of discovery and terror, as he cuts a bloody swath across the full length of a land, ingeniously exploiting and feeding upon a society's obsessions. As he maneuvers deftly through a seamy world of drugs, flesh, and perversions, the media will call him many things -- but Martin Plunkett's real name is Death. His brilliant, twisted mind is a horriying place to explore. His madness reflects a nation's own. The killer is on the road. And there's nowhere in America to hide. James Ellroy: Killer on the Road. Avon Twilight, ISBN: 038080896X (October, 2002), 266 p., $12.50.
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James Ellroy: Silent Terror (UK 1990) From the Publisher: James Ellroy: Silent Terror. Arrow, ISBN: 0099539705 (October, 1990), 280 p., £3.99.
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James Ellroy: Killer on the Road (USA 1990) From the Publisher: James Ellroy: Killer on the Road. Avon Books, ISBN: 0380899345 (January, 1990), 280 p., $3.95.
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James Ellroy: Silent Terror (USA 1986) From the Publisher: But Martin's quest for relief from the pain of his obsession is unquenchable. From secluded love nests in LA, to the snow-covered slopes of Aspen, to the lonely deserts of Utah, he follows his lust for blood, finding lone drivers or young lovers -- leaving their dismembered bodies in grotesque positions of his own design. His next victim can be anyone... anywhere. "ELLROY CANT WRITE A DULL LINE" Publishers Weekly James Ellroy: Silent Terror. A chilling journey into the mind of a serial killer. A Novel. Avon Books, ISBN: 0380899345 (October, 1986), 280 p., $3.50.
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