Los Angeles, 1st January 1947: a beautiful young woman walked into the night and met her horrific destiny. Five days later, her tortured body was found. The newspapers called her 'The Black Dahlia'. Two cops are caught up in the investigation and embark on a hellish journey that takes them to the core of the dead girl's twisted life. THE BLACK DAHLIA, the first book in the "L.A. Quartet," catapulted James Ellroy to national attention and acclaim when it was first published in 1987. This tie-in edition accompanies the movie adaptation, starring Hilary Swank.