Suicide Hill
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OCLC 12421070 | | |
| Preceded by | Because the Night (novel) (1984) | |
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| Followed by | Killer on the Road (1986) | |
Suicide Hill is a crime fiction novel written by James Ellroy.[1] Released in 1986, it is the third and final installment of the Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy.[2]
In the 1993 documentary James Ellroy: The Demon Dog of American Literature, Ellroy states that Suicide Hill is the Hopkins novel he is the most proud of.[3]
In an October 13, 2017 interview, actor Tom Hanks stated that he would be interested in playing the part of Lloyd Hopkins if a film or stage adaptation was to be put into production.[4]
Plot summary
The novel begins with a
pension following the events of Because the Night
(1984).
Hopkins eludes compulsory retirement with attachment as
FBI
bank robbery investigation. Hopkins then manipulates his way into robbery/homicide investigations. The novel's story line and characters twist and turn.
References
- ^ Suicide Hill by James Ellroy, Kirkus Reviews, April 17, 1986, retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ Dennis Lehane (September 4, 2014). "The Big Sweep - James Ellroy's 'Perfidia'". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ James Ellroy, Part 1 Demon Dog Of American Crime Fiction. Retrieved 2024-04-14 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Tom Hanks: By the Book". The New York Times. 13 October 2017.
External links
- review from goodreads.com
Works by James Ellroy | |
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| Stand-alone |
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| Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy |
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| L.A. Quartet |
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| Underworld USA Trilogy |
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| The L.A. Quintet |
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| Short story collections |
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| Non-fiction |
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| Original screenplays |
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| Film adaptations |
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