Perfidia Official

: Ellroy suggests that "perfidia" is not just an individual act but a systemic one; the "crime" of the murder reflects the larger "crime" of war and the internment of Japanese-Americans. One Battle After Another (2025): Perfidia Beverly Hills

James Ellroy's 'Perfidia' Is A Brutal, Beautiful Police Procedural Perfidia

In his historical crime novel, James Ellroy uses the term to describe the social and political atmosphere of Los Angeles in December 1941, immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor. : Ellroy suggests that "perfidia" is not just