"A brilliant first novel.
That\'s not something the LAPD finds. except for the smell.
Joseph Schneider\'s contemporary writing evokes some of Hollywood\'s most classic crime stories, from Chinatown to LA Confidential ." --Dick Wolf, creator of Law & Order Detective Tully Jarsdel may not be a typical LAPD cop--but he\'s the only one who can solve this case A body so badly burned that it could be mistaken for a movie prop... "A brilliant first novel