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| Author | James Ellroy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy |
| Genre | Novel, crime fiction |
| Publisher | The Mysterious Press |
Publication date | October 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback), audio cassette and audio CD |
| Pages | 280 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-89296-071-2 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 11696202 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.L6274 B4 1984 |
| Preceded by | Blood on the Moon (1984) |
| Followed by | Suicide Hill (1985) |
Because the Night is a crime fiction novel written by James Ellroy.
Released in 1984, it is the second installment of a trilogy that is either titled "Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy" after its main character, or "L.A Noir", after the hardcover omnibus that was released in 1998 containing all three books in the trilogy. Like Blood on the Moon (first book) and Suicide Hill (third and final book), it follows Lloyd Hopkins an LAPD robbery-homicide detective in the 1980s.