 First edition cover | |
| Author | James Ellroy |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jacket design by Barbara Buck Jacket illustration by Stephen Peringer |
| Language | English |
| Series | L.A. Quartet |
| Genre | Crime fiction, noir, historical fiction |
| Publisher | The Mysterious Press |
Publication date | September 1988 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & paperback) and audio cassette |
| Pages | 406 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-89296-283-6 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 17768709 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.L6274 B5 1988 |
| Preceded by | The Black Dahlia (1987) |
| Followed by | L.A. Confidential (1990) |
The Big Nowhere is a 1988 crime fiction novel by American author James Ellroy, the second of the L.A. Quartet, a series of novels set in 1940s and 1950s Los Angeles.