Cop. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Blood on the Moon
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Blood on the Moon
James Ellroy, 1984
movie vs book
James B. Harris, 1988

Los Angeles Police Department detective Sgt. Lloyd Hopkins discovers the brutal murder of a young woman. Hopkins notices a great deal of feminist literature with titles like Rage in the Womb on her bookshelf. He also sees two classified ads for anonymous sexual encounters. When he returns home, his 8-year-old daughter wakes up and begs him for a story.