Underworld USA book 1 · 1995
American Tabloid
Between 1958 and 1963, three men, an FBI agent, a mob enforcer and a former FBI man, move among the Kennedys, Howard Hughes and the Mafia in the years leading to Dallas.
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Book facts
- Author
- James Ellroy
- Series
- Underworld USA, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 1995
- Setting
- Set in various US locations
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in American Tabloid
3 recurring or key characters from James Ellroy’s chart. Introduces Pete Bondurant, Kemper Boyd and Ward Littell.
Lead 3
- Pete BondurantFirst appearanceMob enforcer
- Kemper BoydFirst appearanceFBI agent
- Ward LittellFirst appearanceFBI agent turned Mob lawyer