How was this James Ellroy books list created?

We searched for "best James Ellroy books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

How many James Ellroy books are in this list?

There are 4 books in this list.

We wanted to gather the most accurate list of James Ellroy books on the internet.

Our goal: Find the best James Ellroy books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

Here's what we did:

Type "best james ellroy books" into our search engine and study the top 3 pages.
Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
(It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2023)

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How was this James Ellroy books list created?
We searched for "best James Ellroy books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.
How many James Ellroy books are in this list?
There are 4 books in this list.
Why did you create this James Ellroy books list?
We wanted to gather the most accurate list of James Ellroy books on the internet.