James Ellroy
publication date: Thursday, May 3, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Literature
clue: He channeled his grief over his mother's murder into a novel about the Black Dahlia case, and went on to expose more of L.A.'s confidential secrets.
explanation: Ellroy wrote The Black Dahlia and L.A. Confidential. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff
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Ray Bradbury
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Dennis Lehane
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E.L. James
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Robert De Niro
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