In his introduction to the book , ellroy writes that noir " indicts the other subgenres of the hard-boiled school as sissified , and canonizes the inherent human urge toward self-destruction . "

在本书的序言中，埃尔罗伊说黑色文学“鄙夷冷硬派中其它类型文学的那种娘娘腔，颂扬人类本性中走向自我毁灭的冲动。”