ELLROY READS – Watergate by Thomas Mallon

In the latest episode of ELLROY READS I look at Thomas Mallon’s modern classic Watergate. The Watergate scandal is, in many ways, the endpoint of Ellroy’s historical portrayal of America. I discuss how Mallon’s fictional take on events inspired Ellroy, even though it is a subject so vast and myth-laden that the Demon Dog has tried to avoid it in his own novels.

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