NMLP P-013254 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Because the Night

James Ellroy · Mysterious Press · 1984

The US Mysterious Press edition of 1984 is the true first. Second Lloyd Hopkins novel.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013254 for "Because the Night" by James Ellroy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013254, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).