| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 294 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Los Angeles, 1956. Glamorous. Prosperous. The place to see and be seen. But beneath that shiny exterior beats a dark heart. Segregation is the unwritten law of the land. The growing black population is expected to keep to South Central. The white cops are expected to deal out harsh street justice. Willie Fields buys a tin badge in the five-and-ten to go along with his big flashlight and Luger and pretend to be an undercover vice cop. The young white girls doing it with their boyfriends in the lovers' lanes dotting the L.A. hills would never say no to a cop. Into the car they go for a ride downtown on a "morals charge," before he kicks out the young man in the middle of nowhere and takes the girl for a ride she'll never forget. Detective Danny Galindo knows that when Todd Roark, a black ex-cop, is arrested, he's innocent. But there's no sympathy among the white cops on the LAPD. |
| Subject |
Rape -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex crimes -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Title |
Los Angeles 1956 |
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LA 56 |
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LA '56 |
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L.A. 56 |
| ISBN |
9780312591946: $25.99 |
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0312591942 |
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9781250012456 (e-Book) |
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1250012457 (e-Book) |
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