First published 2006
Detective Shane Scully arrives home to find his wife Alexa missing. Hours later, he gets called to a murder scene on Mulholland Drive where a gang member lies executed, handcuffed and shot. The victim's body sits in Alexa's car. Her service weapon lies nearby, likely the murder weapon. Shane plunges into the violent world of gangsta rap to find his wife. Two record companies wage war, their ranks filled with Crips and Bloods. At the center stands Stacy Maluga, the White Sister. This beautiful blonde woman grew up in Compton and married a rap mogul. She builds her own criminal empire while Shane searches desperately. Urban activists brand him a racist cop. A hit goes out on him. He faces the nightmare of being a cop in jail. But nothing matters more than finding Alexa alive.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Compton, Mulholland Drive
Period: contemporary
352 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: violence