Mark Coggins photo 2009
Recommended:

L.A. Confidential (Two-Disc Special Edition)

James Ellroy (1948- )
His latest: Blood's a Rover
Listen to James Ellroy speaking to Kurt Anderson of Studio360:
 

His LA quartet:
Black Dahlia (1987)
The Big Nowhere (1988)
L.A. Confidential (1990)
White Jazz (1992)
Biography at Ellroy.com

Crime & thriller resources:

Best crime & thriller movies