I haven't used this platform in a while; I hope the rules, etc. haven't changed. My question comes from the book "American Tabloid" by James Ellroy. The sentence reads: "Pete grabbed his reverse book off the backseat. He skimmed it by the dashboard light. 1541 North Alta Vista matched to: Darleen Shoftel . . ." I have googled it, but I couldn't find anything to help me figure out what a "reverse book" is. In the only translation of the book into Turkish, it is translated as "telephone directory", but from the rest of the scene, it is clear that it is not a telephone directory. I thought it might be a notebook in which he keeps certain addresses, but the remaining section does not validate that assumption either. So, I'm puzzled and appreciate any suggestions.

My question comes from the book American Tabloid by James Ellroy. The sentence reads:

Pete grabbed his reverse book off the backseat. He skimmed it by the dashboard light. 1541 North Alta Vista matched to: Darleen Shoftel

What is a "reverse book"? In the only translation of the book into Turkish, it is translated as "telephone directory", but from the rest of the scene, it is clear that it is not a telephone directory. I thought it might be a notebook in which he keeps certain addresses, but the remaining section does not validate that assumption either.