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It's 1971 and junior LA Times reporter Alejandra Marisol is working on acommemorative piece to recognize Rubén Salazar, the renowned LA Times reporter whowas murdered one year earlier. While working on the piece Alejandra enlists the help ofcharacters who challenge us to think differently about ourselves and the world we livein, as she gets embroiled in a murder mystery that appears to have ties to Salazar'sdeath. The reader will travel through streets and townships where rich Angeleno culturecomes to life, and where tragedy and despair are transformed into hope.

Set in 1971, this book picks up where the award-winning novel, Pig Behind The Bear, ends. In this stand-alone sequel the reader will be treated to a fast-paced drama told with grit and undercoated with humor. The story is centered on the canny, spirited and charming Los Angeles Times reporter, Alejandra Marisol. Alejandra displays relentless tenacity as she delves into the bowels of corrupt city politics, shady real-estate transactions, and an overbearing Archdiocese to fish out the truth surrounding unspeakable crimes using the art of deduction and forensic science. Alejandra's pursuit of justice forces her to confront the merciless eviction of Angelenos from their homes to make way for Dodger Stadium as told through a cast of rich characters. While the story clearly demonstrates that the present is inextricably tied to the past, it does not let usforget that ordinary people have the ability to override the power of history to shape destiny.