ELLROY READS – To Die in Beverly Hills
June 23, 2024
In the latest episode of ELLROY READS, I look at To Die in Beverly Hills by Gerald Petievich. Petievich’s novels, particularly the quartet of novels featuring Treasury agent Charles Carr, are greatly admired by James Ellroy, and I talk about the connections between Ellroy and Petievich and their friendship.
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I read To Live and Die in LA about two years ago but the film version is very difficult to find apart from buying an old DVD copy.
It did sound like Ellroy was going to do a counterfeit money plot line in the third volume of the former second quartet series that has now moved in a different direction. Even including a treasury agent as a new major character. I believe at the time Ellroy had become friends with another former treasury agent turned author in Denver.
Hi Dan, here’s an online copy of the film. Perfectly safe to view: https://ok.ru/video/1911967844911
Ellroy’s plans for the Quartet have changed so much, that I there are so many what ifs. The work of Treasury agents does seem to be an untapped source for crime fiction, and I figure Ellroy could have done it as well as anyone, with the exception of Petievich.