the black dahlia

finished this. still can't decide if it's the one i read before or not, it didn't seem so all through except possibly in the end.  and i have such vivid memories  of the book i DID read before, could it have been  this?  i thought it was ellroy, but i also thought i was in L.A. at the time and this didn't come out until long after i was in NYC.  it's very strange, not knowing.