My Dark Places
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My Dark Places is a memoir by crime writer James Ellroy in which he investigates his mother's unsolved murder while exploring his own troubled past.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | James Ellroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | 1958 murder of Geneva Hilliker Ellroy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| explores |
Los Angeles crime history
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police procedure ⓘ psychological impact of violent crime ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
addiction
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mother–son relationship ⓘ obsession with crime ⓘ personal trauma ⓘ unsolved murder investigation ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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true crime ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679441854 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 390 ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guilt
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memory and reconstruction ⓘ mother–child bond ⓘ redemption ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| influenced | later true crime memoirs ⓘ |
| investigationPartner | Bill Stoner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Geneva Hilliker Ellroy
NERFINISHED
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James Ellroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending memoir and true crime
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detailed cold case investigation ⓘ exploration of author’s troubled youth ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorWork | James Ellroy nonfiction ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
L.A. Confidential
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Black Dahlia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
El Monte, California
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
| subject |
Geneva Hilliker Ellroy murder
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James Ellroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfEventDescribed | 1958 ⓘ |
| timeOfInvestigationDescribed | 1990s ⓘ |
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