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Excerpt from The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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The Cold Six Thousand

by James Ellroy

The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy X
The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy
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    May 2001, 688 pages

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    Jun 2002, 688 pages

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The cat was mobbed up. The cat shanked Wendell first. The council set policy. The LVPD enforced it.

"Known Dallas County Associates":

Marvin Duquesne Settle male Negro Texas State custody.

Fenton "Duke" Price male Negro Texas State custody.

Alfonzo John Jefferson male Negro4219 Wilmington Road, Dallas 8, Tex. "Gambling partner of Wendell Durfee."

County Probation: (Stat. 92.04 Tex. St. Code) 91460-91465. Employed: Dr Pepper Bottling Plant. Note: "Subject to make fine payments for term of probation, i.e.: every 3rd Friday (Dr Pepper payday) County Prob Off."

Donnell George Lundy male Negro Texas State custody.

Manuel "Bobo" Herrara male Mexican Texas State custody.

The phone rang. Wayne grabbed it.

"Yeah?"

"It's me, son. Your new best buddy."

Wayne grabbed his holster. "Where are you?"

"Right now I'm no place worth bein'. But you meet me at eight o'clock."

"Where?"

"The Carousel Club. You be there, and we'll find us that burrhead."

Wayne hung up. Wayne got butterflies.

Wendell, I don't want to kill you.

Excerpted from The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy. Copyright 2001 by James Ellroy. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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