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In the 1962 LA of James Ellroy’s ‘Red Sheet,’ cops clash with communists

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — In James Ellroy‘s new “Red Sheet,” it’s October 1962 in Los Angeles, and in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the city is on edge with rumors of communist sleeper cells and hit squad conspiracies. Detective…

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    ANAHEIM, Calif. — In James Ellroy‘s new “Red Sheet,” it’s October 1962 in Los Angeles, and in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the city is on edge with rumors of communist sleeper cells and hit squad conspiracies. Detective…

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