Part of Easy Rawlins, book 13
First published 2014
Easy Rawlins faces his most dangerous case yet when Uhuru Nolica and his revolutionary group Scorched Earth abduct Rosemary Goldsmith from her UC Santa Barbara dorm room. The former boxer turned radical has seized the weapons manufacturer's daughter and renamed her Rose Gold. His demands are steep: money, armaments, and a public apology. Without them, he promises the heiress will meet a brutal and very public end. The FBI, State Department, and LAPD all reach the same conclusion. They need someone who can move between worlds that don't trust each other. They need Easy Rawlins. Set against the backdrop of 1970s Los Angeles during the Patty Hearst kidnapping era, Easy must navigate between law enforcement and black revolutionary cells. The city simmers with radical nationalism and political tension. Easy understands both sides, but satisfying either could cost him everything. As the standoff intensifies, he discovers that crossing the necessary boundaries might be the only way to save Rose Gold's life.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, action, african-american-historical-fiction
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara
Period: 1970s
308 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday
Content warnings: kidnapping, violence