Style and Structure
Ellroy again utilizes the "telegraphic" writing style previously found in the two previous books in the trilogy. "Document Inserts," journal entries, conversation transcripts, and redacted FBI profiles, again show character development and provide insights not readily evident in the narrative.
Character development focuses on three main characters: Dwight Holly, Wayne Tedrow, Jr., and Donald Linscott Crutchfield. Later in the novel, characters Robert S. Bennett and Joan Rosen Klein are focused on. Through the evolution of the story, right-winger Holly makes a sharp move to the left, while Tedrow's search for peace and redemption are supported by his relationship with African-American Mary Beth Hazzard.
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