NMLP P-013288 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Hollywood Nocturnes (a.k.a. Dick Contino's Blues)

James Ellroy · Otto Penzler Books · 1994

The US Otto Penzler Books first edition of 1994 is the true first. The UK Century edition appeared under the title 'Dick Contino's Blues and Other Stories,' a first-thus retitling rather than a competing true first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013288 for "Hollywood Nocturnes (a.k.a. Dick Contino's Blues)" by James Ellroy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013288, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).