Beat L.A.
n.p. FourStory and Down and Out Books, 2013.
Paperback. 10 3/8" X 6 5/8". 219pp. Mild edgewear to paper wraps, with peeling to glossy film at corners. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this graphic novel from crime novelist Gary Phillips. About Beat L.A.: "Beat L.A., divided between the perspectives of Bicycle Cop Dave and Brand & Reese, offers such fare as a crack smoking lawyer, a one-armed crazed prophet, a hidden homeless enclave, a musclebound woman enforcer, a preacher with more than the Gospel on his mind, the devious Genghis Rabbit, mystic gangbangers, cartel funded property shenanigans, pandering politicians, and some big time development hanky-panky. As a bonus in Beat L.A. is "A to Z," a prose short story written especially for this edition that bridges the Bicycle Cop Dave and Brand & Reese stories, as well as an interview with Beat's two writers, Gary Phillips and Tony Chavira" (rear). Good +. Item #4319
Price: $20.00