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The audio drama of Los Angeles Secret File written by James Ellroy. In addition to telling the historical events of the city of Los Angeles during the years 1940 to 1960, this story reveals secret events, secret information, and criminal networks of this city. The story tells the story of three Los Angeles police officers who are involved in a murder case at the Night Oval cafe. The story expands to organized crime, prostitution, drugs and political corruption. The title of the story, "Confidential", refers to the scandalous magazine that is fictionally published under the title "Hush Hush". Sergeant Edmond Oxley is the son of the legendary Los Angeles police inspector; A very outstanding officer based on personal abilities. His education, intelligence, wearing glasses and his cold and serious attitude make him distant from his colleagues. The anger of his colleagues rises when he is willing to testify against them. "Wendall Bud White" is a strong, tall and hot-tempered officer. His close associate, Dick Stensland, is dismissed from the Los Angeles Police Department after Oxley testifies in the Bloody Christmas Eve affair. In this way, Budd and Exley's relationship becomes darker. But after Dick's murder in the Night Oval Cafe, Bud and White somehow get involved in an adventure that brings them together after a lot of tension. This novel was first published in 1990 and was the third part of Elroy's "Los Angeles Quadrilogy", which depicts life in this city in the 40s and 50s. His other books are "Black Daffodil" (which was made into a movie), "The Big Nowhere" and "White Jazz". This book is the author's most important work. A complex and critical drama with a very rich police theme with strong and deep characters. In 1997, a movie in the genre of neo-noir and crime, directed by "Curtis Hansen", was made based on this novel. "Secretary of Los Angeles" was followed by the attention of critics after its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, Secret Los Angeles has a score of 99%, with 73 positive reviews out of a total of 74 reviews. It also has a score of 90 out of 100 based on 28 reviews on Metacritic. In the 70th Academy Awards in 1997, this film was nominated for 9 awards, including the Academy Award for Best Film, the Academy Award for Best Director, the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among which, the Academy Award for Best Actress Supporting Actress Kim Basinger was awarded, and Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hansen jointly won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American author, novelist, and screenwriter. He has been working since 1981. Elroy can be considered a writer who has always been kind to cinema. Also, he is one of the most important and valuable figures of American popular literature. In addition to writing, he is also good at acting. Among the films in which he has played a role, we can mention "Wonderful Boys". He has also won awards such as the Edgar Award. LA Confidential - 1990 - James Ellroy Actors: Bahram Ebrahimi, Payam Dehkordi, Mikael Shahrashtani, Gholamhasan Tassiri, Abbas Vafaei, Behnaz Bostan Dost, Mehrdad Ziaei, Mozhgan Tabrizi, Afshana Mohammadi, Abbas Tawfighi, Samad Pol Sanghi, Mir Taher Mazloumi, Noushin Hassanzadeh. , Siamak Safari, Mohammad Hossein Majdzadeh, Ayoub Aghakhani, Sima Rostgaran, Bahram Sarvorinejad, Nouruddin Shajreh, Abbas Shadrovan, Mehdi Shiba, Payam Hosseinian, Habib Bakhtiari, Kazem Hajir Azad, Fereydoun Mehrabi, Mehrdad Mehmandoost, Mohammad Hassan Eshghian, Hormoz Sirti, Roksana. Ayazzadeh, Reza Mokhtari, Toran Mehrazad