Great book, one of Ellroy's best, but if you can score the audio cassette version GET IT!!!! Read by Jerry Orbach and read outrageously, Jerry plays all the characters, from Dudley Smith's Irish brogue to jiving black pimp to breathy noir vixen to Lt. Dave Klein, Jerry does them all. Jerry's reading rules, RIP you devil.

*Updated (3/8/08): "White Jazz" is now up on iTunes for $12.99. If you want the Jerry Orbach reading order the "Abridged" version because the complete version is read by someone else. The Orbach reading is outstanding!