Ellroy Reads – The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh

Before I introduce the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who responded to my request to review Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy on Amazon and/or Goodreads. You have tilted the review average away from the trolls who were leaving one-star reviews after my online dust-up with them. There’s still time to review the book if you haven’t already. Every honest review helps.

In this week’s episode, I discuss Joseph Wambaugh’s non-fiction classic The Onion Field, which concerns the kidnapping of LAPD officers Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger, and the subsequent murder of Campbell. James Ellroy always loved the book and spoke at a memorial to Ian Campbell in 2012. Watch till the end of the episode. I give an update on how I came to be the target of online trolls, for those of you who are interested.