Take one devastating Florida hurricane, a New York couple on their honeymoon, a skull-juggling but sensitive guy, one former governor turned Everglades hermit, two small-time con artists, a corrupt building inspector, two state troopers, a hapless insurance agent, and what do you have? The recipe fo
Stormy weather: a Charlotte Justice novel
β Scribed by Paula L. Woods
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780393020212
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β¦ Synopsis
Following the much-acclaimed Inner City Blues , a journey through Los Angeles's mix of politics and police corruption, secrets and lies.Los Angeles is in the midst of rebuilding in the aftermath of the Rodney King riots when Detective Charlotte Justice of the LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide division takes on a high-profile case. The victim is pioneering black film director Maynard Duncan, a show business contemporary of her father. Charlotte, fueled by a desire to see the job done right and out of respect for a great man's memory, plunges badge-deep into the murky relationships between the director, his family, caregivers, business associates, and an elusive young man who seems to hold the key to unlocking the crime. Even when storm clouds gather, Detective Justice won't give upputting her career, her personal relationships, even her own life on the line.
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