On 26 May, 1998, Thriller writer James Ellroy came to the John Adams Institute to speak about L.A. Confidential. Theo D. Haen moderated the evening. Ellroy has written over 20 books, including Blood on the Moon, American Tabloid and tetralogy L.A. Quartet. He is known for a telegrammatic prose style and for frequently omitting connecting words and using only short, staccato sentences. He currently lives and writes in L.A.