
Clandestine
Mysterious Press - HighBridge Audio Classics
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Narrated by:
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William Roberts
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By:
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James Ellroy
Fred Underhill is a young cop on the rise in Los Angeles in the early 1950s - a town blinded to its own grime by Hollywood glitter; a society nourished by newspaper lies that wants its heroes all-American and squeaky clean. A chance to lead on a possible serial killing is all it takes to fuel Underhill's reckless ambition - and it propels him into a dangerous alliance with certain mad and unstable elements of the law enforcement hierarchy.
When the case implodes with disastrous consequences, it is Fred Underhill who takes the fall. His life is in ruins, his promising future suddenly a dream of the past. And his good and pure love for a crusading woman lawyer has been corrupted and may not survive.
But even without the authority of a badge, Fred Underhill knows that his only hope for redemption lies in following the investigation to its grim conclusion. And the hell to which he has been consigned for his sins is the perfect place to hunt for a killer who hungers but has no soul.
©1982 James Ellroy. Recorded by arrangement with Mysterious Press.com, LLC (P)2013 HighBridge CompanyListeners also enjoyed...



















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Gritty
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Worth your time
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WONDERFUL WRITER AND NARRATOR
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- James Ellroy, Clandestine
An early Ellroy, that planted many of the themes and dark LA seeds that would eventually sprout and mature in his LA Quartet novels (The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, & White Jazz). The book isn't as good as his Quartet, but if you've finished the four and are looking for more Ellroy LA Noir, this is a good place to check out. It was originally published in the early 82 and still hold up very well.
Early Proto-Ellroy
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If you could sum up Clandestine in three words, what would they be?
Chandler-like Read AloudWho was your favorite character and why?
Wacky Walker - he was a real war hero who had seen enough death in WWIIHow could the performance have been better?
The Narrator sounded like he was reading the book - which of course he was, but often the best Narrator's just become part of the story - W. Roberts sounded too much like he was reading the words off a page. It ultimately made it hard to tell if the story was good or bad.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Nah - altough it was very interesting to read one of Ellroy's older novels - to see how his style has evolved.Any additional comments?
The narrator ruined it for me.Great Detective Writer beginnings - poorly spoken
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Gets interesting about 1/4 the way through
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The story is a bit slow to start, but it speeds up around chapter 6 or so. I’ve only read one other James Ellroy novel, and this one seemed a bit more like a hard-boiled pulp crime story than Brown’s Requiem. Overall, I liked it!
Decent Ellroy, Decent Performance
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