LOS ANGELES is in the midst of rebuilding in the aftermath of the Rodney King riots when Detective Charlotte Justice of the LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide division takes on a high-profile case. The victim is pioneering black film director Maynard Duncan, a show business contemporary of her father. Charlotte, fueled by a desire to see the job done right & out of respect for a great man's memory, plunges badge-deep into the murky relationships between the director, his family, caregivers, business associates, & an elusive young man who seems to hold the key to unlocking the crime. Even when storm clouds gather, Detective Justice won't give up--putting her career, her personal relationships, even her own life on the line. "[Paula Woods puts] an African American spin on Sara Paretsky's trademarks--the broad canvas filled with big events, the tough-as-the-boys heroine, the gimlet eye for urban corruption."--Kirkus Reviews.