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Ivan Monk Mysteries

Violent Spring

THE MYSTERY THAT LAUNCHED A LEGENDARY CRIME WRITING CAREER

In 1992, Los Angeles burned. In the aftermath of the Rodney King beating and subsequent riots, a ground-breaking ceremony at the infamous intersection of Florence and Normandie unearths the body of a Korean liquor store owner. Black private eye Ivan Monk searches for the killer—many suspect

the motives for the murder were racial. But then another body turns up, and while the FBI and the Rolling Daltons, the largest gang in the city, dog Monk’s trail, Monk questions who the real perpetrators are and whether he can prevent more from dying, including himself, before he uncovers the truth.

“A landmark novel."—The New York Times Book Review


Author:

  • Gary Phillips

Narrator:

  • William DeMeritt

Series:

  • Volume 1 in Ivan Monk Mysteries

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 7 h 41 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Crime
  • Noir crime
  • Crime
  • Private investigation

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    Gary Phillips

    Gary Phillips is the author of The Darker Mask, Bangers, and Violent Spring. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, Phillips draws on his experiences from anti-police abuse community organizing and anti-apartheid activism in his work. He was the chair of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color committee and was a past president of the Private Eye Writers of America. He lives in Los Angeles.

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