The descent of the ‘Demon Dog of American Fiction’ on the Waterfront Hall was a unique literary event. ‘An Evening with James Ellroy’, hosted by No Alibis of Botanic, saw the end of Ellroy’s tour to promote his latest novel, ‘Blood’s a Rover’. The book completes the Underworld USA trilogy, which provocatively investigates the politics of America during the presidency of J.F. Kennedy. As an author who is noted for his clipped and telegraphic style of prose, ‘Blood’s a Rover’ promises also to be a bold novel full of raw energy, as well as being Ellroy’s most personal novel since ‘The Black Dahlia’.
BY ROBYN MCCMURRAY