The Patrolman (Detective Lacey, #1)

Los Angeles. June 1943: The City of Angels is at war.

The Zoot Suit Riots and a serial killer terrorize the Latino community. A murdered young woman summons three Angelenos to dance with history.

Jake Lacey is a Hollywood Homicide officer. He's gifted, autistic, and maybe corrupt. He needs to make detective to save his home. Mr. Slate’s a hired gun who uncovers a secret at the heart of high society. June Hartsfield is the right-hand of the city’s most infamous madam, sitting on a powder keg can bring the entire LAPD down. Their search for justice will expose the city’s secrets and force them to confront their own. Can they stop L.A. from tearing itself apart?