The System: A Novel

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Synopsis
On December 6, 1993, a drug dealer called Scrappy is shot and left for dead on the lawn outside her mother's house in South Central Los Angeles. Augie, a heroin addict, witnesses the whole thing--before he steals all the drugs she'd been carrying, as well as the gun that was dropped at the scene. When Augie gets busted, he names local gang members Wizard and Dreamer the shooters. But only one of them is guilty. A search of Wizard and Dreamer's premises uncovers the gun that was used in the shooting, and a warrant goes out for their arrest. They know it's a frame-up, but the word from the gang is to keep their mouths shut and face the charges. With these two off the streets and headed for jail, Dreamer's friend Little, the unlikeliest of new gang members, is given one job: discover how the gun got moved, and why. Played out in the streets, precincts, jails, and courtrooms of Los Angeles, Ryan Gattis's The System is the harrowing story of a crime--from the moments before the bullets are fired to the verdict and its violent aftershocks--told through the vivid chorus of those involved: the guilty, the innocent, and everyone in between. RYAN GATTIS is the author of Kung Fu High School, All Involved, and Safe. His books have received the American Library Association's Alex Award, the Lire Award for Noir of the Year in France, and McIntyre's Books' first annual Beltie Mystery Prize. Gattis lives and writes in South Los Angeles, where he is a member of the art collective UGLARworks, a founding board member of the literary arts nonprofit Heritage Future, and a PEN America Prison Writing Mentor.
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
413 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780374130312
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ryan Gattis
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:
Terry Gorman
Proofread By:
Terry Gorman
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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