The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy Gothic At first Jess thinks she

At first Jess thinks she understands what they're up against

Suzanne spends the next twenty-nine years trying to disappear

New Orleans

you just have to ask

The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy Gothic At first Jess thinks sheThe first novel in The L. A. Quartet. The Black Dahlia is the haunting and harrowing book that put James Ellroy on the map as one of the most electrifying writers on the scene. On January 15, 1947, the brutally mutilated body of Elizabeth Short is found in a vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia, becoming the center of a media frenzy and cultural fixation. Caught up in the investigation are two young cops, Dwight Bucky Bleichert