In the follow-up to One-Shot Harry, fearless crime photographer and occasional private eye Harry Ingram finds himself im the LAPD\'s crosshairs after capturing damning evidence of police brutality.
Told in a wry voice , Ash Dark as Night is a nail-biting ride-along through midcentury Los Angeles with a crime fiction legend in the driver\'s seat..
Ingram follows the investigation down a rabbit hole of burglary rings, bank robberies, looted cash, and clandestine agendas--all the while grappling with his newfound fame, which puts him in the sightlines of LAPD\'s secretive intelligence division.
A recuperating Ingram is approached by Betty Payton, a comrade of Anita\'s mother, who wants Ingram\'s help tracking down her business associate Moses Mose Tolbert, last seen during the riots.
The photo makes frontpage news.
Proof of the unjust killing seems lost--until Ingram\'s girlfriend, Anita Claire, retrieves the hidden film in a daring rescue.
When he captures the image of an unarmed activist being shot down by the cops, he winds up in the hospital, beaten, his camera missing.
As the Watts riots explode, crime photographer Harry Ingram snaps photos at the scene, including images of the police as they unleash batons, dogs, and water hoses on civilians.
Anger and pent-up frustrations boil over in the Watts neighborhood after a traffic stop of two Black motorists.
Los Angeles, August 1965.
An atmospheric dive into a city on the brink that\'s brimming with remarkable historical detail, Ash Dark as Night is perfect for fans of Walter Mosley and James Ellroy.
In the follow-up to One-Shot Harry, fearless crime photographer and occasional private eye Harry Ingram finds himself im the LAPD\'s crosshairs after capturing damning evidence of police brutality
