{"product_id":"love-me-fierce-in-danger-by-steven-powell","title":"Love Me Fierce In Danger By Steven Powell","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"Text Text__title1\" data-testid=\"bookTitle\" aria-label=\"Book title: Love Me Fierce In Danger: The Life of James Ellroy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Life of James Ellroy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF 2024 EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD (BEST CRITICAL\/BIOGRAPHICAL BOOK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TELEGRAPH'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE H.R.F KEATING AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHICAL\/CRITICAL BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As gripping and twisted as a James Ellroy novel.\" - Ian Rankin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A masterpiece of literary biography.\" - David Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first critical biography of a titan of American crime fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Me Fierce In Danger\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the story of James Ellroy, one of the most provocative and singular figures in American literature. The so-called \"Demon Dog of Crime Fiction,\" Ellroy enjoys a celebrity status and notoriety that few authors can match. However, traumas from the past have shadowed his literary success.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Ellroy was ten years old, his mother was brutally murdered. The crime went unsolved, and her death marked the start of a long and turbulent road for Ellroy that has included struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, homelessness, and jail time. In tracing his life and career, Steven Powell reveals how Ellroy's upbringing in LA, always on the periphery of Hollywood, had a profound and dark influence on his work as a novelist. Using new sources, Powell also uncovers Ellroy's family secrets, including the mysterious first marriage of his mother Jean Ellroy, eighteen years before her murder. At its heart, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Me Fierce in Danger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the story of how Ellroy overcame his demons to become the bestselling and celebrated author of such classics as The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Dahlia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInformed by interviews with friends, family, peers, and literary and Hollywood collaborators, as well as extensive conversations with Ellroy himself, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Me Fierce In Danger\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003epulls back the curtain on an enigmatic figure who has courted acclaim and controversy with equal zealotry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 06\/04\/2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Biography, Nonfiction, True Crime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 228 x 152mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. 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