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Southside
by Michael Krikorian
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Pub Date
Nov 05 2013
| Archive Date
Mar 03 2014
Description
Los Angeles Times gang reporter Michael Lyons has just left his favorite downtown saloon when he is shot and wounded on the sidewalk two blocks from City Hall. After the initial shock, fellow reporters put together a betting pool. The bet? "Who Shot Mike?" There are a lot of contenders. When the LAPD's investigation stalls, the Times runs editorials critical of the police. Then, when detectives uncover an audio tape of Lyons talking to a gang member about the benefits of getting shot, they release the tape. The embarrassed newspaper editor fires Lyons, who then sets out on the streets of Southside Los Angeles with a vengeance to find the shooter. When three seemingly unrelated people are murdered on the streets of L.A., Lyons connects them to his own shooting. The tie-in? An imprisoned, notorious gang shot-caller known as Big Evil, who Lyons made famous in a gang profile and whose younger brother is among the victims. But who is doing the killing?
Los Angeles Times gang reporter Michael Lyons has just left his favorite downtown saloon when he is shot and wounded on the sidewalk two blocks from City Hall. After the initial shock, fellow...
Description
Los Angeles Times gang reporter Michael Lyons has just left his favorite downtown saloon when he is shot and wounded on the sidewalk two blocks from City Hall. After the initial shock, fellow reporters put together a betting pool. The bet? "Who Shot Mike?" There are a lot of contenders. When the LAPD's investigation stalls, the Times runs editorials critical of the police. Then, when detectives uncover an audio tape of Lyons talking to a gang member about the benefits of getting shot, they release the tape. The embarrassed newspaper editor fires Lyons, who then sets out on the streets of Southside Los Angeles with a vengeance to find the shooter. When three seemingly unrelated people are murdered on the streets of L.A., Lyons connects them to his own shooting. The tie-in? An imprisoned, notorious gang shot-caller known as Big Evil, who Lyons made famous in a gang profile and whose younger brother is among the victims. But who is doing the killing?
A Note From the Publisher
Michael Krikorian was born and raised in Los Angeles. His crime stories and personal essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Fresno Bee, Los Angeles Weekly, New York Times, and Cycle News. He has reported extensively on Los Angeles’s notorious street gangs and receives more letters from inmates in California state prisons than he does bills and junk mail combined.
Michael Krikorian was born and raised in Los Angeles. His crime stories and personal essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Fresno Bee, Los Angeles Weekly, New York Times, and Cycle News. He...
A Note From the Publisher
Michael Krikorian was born and raised in Los Angeles. His crime stories and personal essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Fresno Bee, Los Angeles Weekly, New York Times, and Cycle News. He has reported extensively on Los Angeles’s notorious street gangs and receives more letters from inmates in California state prisons than he does bills and junk mail combined.
Advance Praise
“In a place as well traveled by storytellers as Los Angeles,
Michael
Krikorian blazes a unique path with this powerful first novel.
Southside
has muscle, insight and all the right stuff. Krikorian is
an exciting new writer who has put all his experience and wisdom to
work here.
—“Michael Connelly, New York Times best-selling author of The
Black Box
“In a sea of crime novels, it's refreshing to find one by someone who
clearly knows his territory, and Michael Krikorian is certainly that
kind of writer. This story of L.A.'s gang world is gritty and real and
utterly compelling. If you like the cut-to-the-bone sense of place
that permeates the novels of James Ellroy, George Pelecanos, and
Richard Price, then Krikorian's Southside should be high on your
reading list.”
—Michael Koryta, Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner and
author of The Prophet
“In a place as well traveled by storytellers as Los Angeles,
Michael
Krikorian blazes a unique path with this powerful first novel.
Southside
has muscle, insight and all the right stuff. Krikorian is
...
Advance Praise
“In a place as well traveled by storytellers as Los Angeles,
Michael
Krikorian blazes a unique path with this powerful first novel.
Southside
has muscle, insight and all the right stuff. Krikorian is
an exciting new writer who has put all his experience and wisdom to
work here.
—“Michael Connelly, New York Times best-selling author of The
Black Box
“In a sea of crime novels, it's refreshing to find one by someone who
clearly knows his territory, and Michael Krikorian is certainly that
kind of writer. This story of L.A.'s gang world is gritty and real and
utterly compelling. If you like the cut-to-the-bone sense of place
that permeates the novels of James Ellroy, George Pelecanos, and
Richard Price, then Krikorian's Southside should be high on your
reading list.”
—Michael Koryta, Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner and
author of The Prophet
Marketing Plan
Marketing to include appearances and signings throughout the Greater Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco markets. Additional appearances, engagements and interviews are available for scheduling.
A major promotional campaign will include both print & web coverage nationwide.
Marketing to include appearances and signings throughout the Greater Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco markets. Additional appearances, engagements and interviews are available for...
Marketing Plan
Marketing to include appearances and signings throughout the Greater Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco markets. Additional appearances, engagements and interviews are available for scheduling.
A major promotional campaign will include both print & web coverage nationwide.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
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| ISBN |
9781608090556 |
| PRICE |
$26.95 (USD)
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781608090556 |
| PRICE |
$26.95 (USD)
|
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