L.A. '56: A Devil in the City of Angels

L.A. '56: A Devil in the City of Angels
ISBN-10
0312591942
ISBN-13
9780312591946
Category
History
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2012-04-10
Publisher
Macmillan
Author
Joel Engel

Description

Traces the story of a former police officer who was wrongly accused of rape and kidnapping in racially tense 1956 Los Angeles, describing how a Latino detective fell in love with one of the victims and became the defender's only advocate. By the author of By George.

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