EAN: 9781641294195

ONE-SHOT HARRY - GARY PHILLIPS KARTONIERT (TB)

Race and civil rights in 1963 Los Angeles provide a powerful backdrop in Gary Phillips’s
riveting mystery about an African American crime scene photographer seeking justice for a
friend—perfect for fans of Walter Mosley  James Ellroy  and George Pelecanos.LOS ANGELES  1963:
Korean War veteran Harry Ingram earns a living as a news photographer and occasional process
server: chasing police radio calls and dodging baseball bats. With racial tensions running high
on the eve of Martin Luther King’s Freedom Rally  Ingram risks becoming a victim at every crime
scene he photographs.When Ingram hears about a deadly automobile accident on his police scanner
he recognizes the vehicle described as belonging to his good friend and old army buddy  a white
jazz trumpeter. The LAPD declares the car crash an accident  but when Ingram develops his
photos  he sees signs of foul play. Ingram feels compelled to play detective  even if it means
putting his own life on the line. Armed with his wits  his camera  and occasionally his Colt
.45  One-Shot” Harry plunges headfirst into the seamy underbelly of LA society  tangling with
racists  leftists  gangsters  zealots  and lovers as he attempts to solve the mystery.Master
storyteller and crime fiction legend Gary Phillips has filled the pages of One-Shot Harry with
fascinating historical cameos  wise-cracks  tenderness  and an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride of
a plot with consequences far beyond one dead body.

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