JAMES ELLROY, Destination: Morgue!

Ellroy. Tough-guy writer. L.A. noir. Calls himself Demon Dog. Uses short sentences. Not even complete ones. Sounds tougher that way. (Not faking toughness—see here? In new book? Page 115. Right—his mug shot.) Sure, he wrote L.A. Confidential. Still, not his fault about Kim Basinger winning Oscar when she can’t act. New book, this Destination: Morgue! thing—some nonfiction, some short stories. Some old but most new. Three new novellas, that’s good. Plus screeds on death penalty, boxing, Robert Blake. Better read it. Otherwise Ellroy might get mad. What, you gonna make something of it? I’m talkin’ to you! Available September 14