In the sixties era of black nationalism, political abductions, and epidemic police corruption, Easy\'s latest case will pull him--unremittingly and inevitably--into the darkest underbelly of Los Angeles.
So the authorities turn to Easy Rawlins, the one man who can cross the necessary lines to resolve this dangerous standoff and find Rose Gold before it\'s too late..
Their leader, Uhuru Nolic , is holding her for ransom and if he doesn\'t receive the money, weapons, and apology he demands, Rose Gold will die--horribly and publicly.
Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a weapons manufacturer, has been kidnapped by a black revolutionary cell called Scorched Earth.
In the sixties era of black nationalism, political abductions, and epidemic police corruption, Easy\'s latest case will pull him--unremittingly and inevitably--into the darkest underbelly of Los Angeles