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==Plot==
==Plot==
In Los Angeles, in 1962, ex-cop Freddy Otash investigates on [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s death.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2023/09/13/1199058023/book-review-james-ellroy-the-enchanters-sees-return-of-freddy-otash</ref>
In Los Angeles, in 1962, ex-cop Freddy Otash investigates on [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iglesias |first=Gabino |date=2023-09-13 |title=In 'The Enchanters' James Ellroy brings Freddy Otash into 1960s L.A. |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/09/13/1199058023/book-review-james-ellroy-the-enchanters-sees-return-of-freddy-otash |access-date=2024-09-26 |publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The [[Washington Post]] qualified it a "gritty whirlwind novel".<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/09/25/james-ellroy-enchanters-review/</ref> The [[New Yorker]] describes a "powerful experience of blur distance and passage of time".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/the-enchanters-james-ellroy-book-review | title=What Happens when James Ellroy Gets Mixed up with Marilyn Monroe? | magazine=The New Yorker | date=11 September 2023 | last1=Sehgal | first1=Parul }}</ref> The [[Los Angeles Times]] describes "a vast improvement on the first, 2021’s “Widespread Panic,” which often drowned in a sudsy sea of awkward alliteration".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-09-08/james-ellroys-new-book-tears-the-heart-out-of-1960s-l-a | title=James Ellroy has his way with 1960s L.A. — and the corpse of Marilyn Monroe | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=8 September 2023 }}</ref>
Caroll V. Bell of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' qualified it a "gritty whirlwind novel".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bell |first=Caroll V. |date=2023-09-25 |title=Review {{!}} James Ellroy returns to L.A. with Hoffa, the Kennedys and Marilyn |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/09/25/james-ellroy-enchanters-review/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Parul Sehgal of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' described a "powerful experience of blur distance and passage of time".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sehgal |first=Parul |date=2023-09-11 |title=What Happens When James Ellroy Gets Mixed Up with Marilyn Monroe? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/the-enchanters-james-ellroy-book-review |access-date=2024-09-26 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> Chris Vognar of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the book was "a vast improvement on the first, 2021's ''[[James Ellroy#Fred Otash series|Widespread Panic]]'', which often drowned in a sudsy sea of awkward alliteration".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vognar |first=Chris |date=2023-09-08 |title=James Ellroy has his way with 1960s L.A. — and the corpse of Marilyn Monroe |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-09-08/james-ellroys-new-book-tears-the-heart-out-of-1960s-l-a |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bernard Spindel]]
*[[Robert Kennedy]]


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==

Latest revision as of 14:14, 26 September 2024

The Enchanters
AuthorJames Ellroy
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction, noir, historical fiction, historical romance
Publication placeUnited States

The Enchanters is a 2023 historical fiction and crime fiction by American author James Ellroy.

Plot

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In Los Angeles, in 1962, ex-cop Freddy Otash investigates on Marilyn Monroe's death.[1]

Reception

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Caroll V. Bell of The Washington Post qualified it a "gritty whirlwind novel".[2] Parul Sehgal of The New Yorker described a "powerful experience of blur distance and passage of time".[3] Chris Vognar of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the book was "a vast improvement on the first, 2021's Widespread Panic, which often drowned in a sudsy sea of awkward alliteration".[4]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Iglesias, Gabino (2023-09-13). "In 'The Enchanters' James Ellroy brings Freddy Otash into 1960s L.A." NPR. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  2. ^ Bell, Caroll V. (2023-09-25). "Review | James Ellroy returns to L.A. with Hoffa, the Kennedys and Marilyn". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ Sehgal, Parul (2023-09-11). "What Happens When James Ellroy Gets Mixed Up with Marilyn Monroe?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ Vognar, Chris (2023-09-08). "James Ellroy has his way with 1960s L.A. — and the corpse of Marilyn Monroe". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
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