num_pages: 336
description: As an African-American woman in the predominantly white-male LAPD, homicide detective Charlotte Justice knows about heat. But now, thanks to twelve decent, pro-police jurors in Simi Valley, Los Angeles is a city rife with fires and riots. Forty-eight hours into the maelstrom, a prominent black doctor is mistaken for a car thief. Justice quickly defuses the violent confrontation, saving Dr. Lance Mitchell from a potentially savage beating by L.A.'s finest. But that's just the corner of a more ominous picture.For the body of "Cinque" Lewis is found nearby with the good doctor's wallet beneath it. A one-time radical, Lewis murdered Justice's husband and baby girl in a hail of bullets thirteen years ago, then dropped out of sight. Navigating a terrain riddled with emotional land mines, defying the staunch LAPD hierarchy, Justice now sets out to uncover the shady truth connecting Mitchell and Lewis--but by reliving the tragic past, she may be forced to repeat it. . . .From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Inner City Blues
titlecomplete: Inner City Blues (Charlotte Justice, #1)
genres: American, Novels, Adult Fiction, Crime, African American, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 174
places: Los Angeles, California
series: Charlotte Justice
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Fawcett