Widespread Panic (novel)
Widespread Panic is a 2021 crime fiction novel by American writer James Ellroy. The book is framed as a narrative by the real person Fred Otash now in "Cell 2607, Penance Penitentiary, Reckless-Wrecker-of-Lives Block, Pervert Purgatory". The novel follows Ostash's career from work as a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department , his work as a private investigator, and his work with the actual Confidential magazine.