{"product_id":"ash-dark-as-night-paperback-1","title":"Ash Dark as Night - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the follow-up to \u003ci\u003eOne-Shot Harry, \u003c\/i\u003efearless crime photographer and occasional private eye Harry Ingram finds himself in the LAPD's crosshairs after capturing damning evidence of police brutality. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An atmospheric dive into a city on the brink that's brimming with remarkable historical detail, \u003ci\u003eAsh Dark as Night\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of Walter Mosley and James Ellroy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLos Angeles, August 1965. Anger and pent-up frustrations boil over in the Watts neighborhood after a traffic stop of two Black motorists. As the Watts riots explode, crime photographer Harry Ingram snaps photos at the scene, including images of the police as they unleash batons, dogs, and water hoses on civilians. When he captures the image of an unarmed activist being shot down by the cops, he winds up in the hospital, beaten, his camera missing. Proof of the unjust killing seems lost--until Ingram's girlfriend, Anita Claire, retrieves the hidden film in a daring rescue. The photo makes front-page news. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA recuperating Ingram is approached by Betty Payton, a comrade of Anita's mother, who wants Ingram's help tracking down her business associate Moses \"Mose\" Tolbert, last seen during the riots. Ingram follows the investigation down a rabbit hole of burglary rings, bank robberies, looted cash, and clandestine agendas--all the while grappling with his newfound fame, which puts him in the sightlines of LAPD's secretive intelligence division. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsh Dark as Night \u003c\/i\u003eis a nail-biting ride-along through midcentury Los Angeles with a crime fiction legend in the driver's seat.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e has published novels, comics, novellas, short stories and edited or co-edited several anthologies, including the Anthony-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir\u003c\/i\u003e. Almost thirty years after its publication, his debut, \u003ci\u003eViolent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the essential crime novels of Los Angeles. He was also a writer and co-producer on \u003ci\u003eSnowfall\u003c\/i\u003e, a show streaming on Hulu about crack and the CIA in 1980s South Central, where he grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.27 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264305676537,"sku":"9781641296762","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ajUJg-R-99781641296762_e8657731-c9a4-4d06-ba6b-6790ebed0840.webp?v=1768828355","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ash-dark-as-night-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}