James Ellroy is an American writer and producer, who is known forL.A. Confidential,Street Kings, Dark Blue andThe Black Dahlia. Ellroy has become known for his writing in crime genre, which has dramatic and telegrammatic stylein most of his works. Ellroy won USC Scripter Award for 1997 film, L.A. Confidential. Currently, Ellroy is writing a "Second L.A. Quartet" taking place during theSecond World War, with some characters returning from the firstL.A. Quartetand theUnderworld USA Trilogy. Perfidia is the first book which was released in September 2014.