Dodgers

I admit that I was skeptical at first. A story about a young black LA gang kid? By a white guy? But, wow, this is one terrific book. The character of East is not exactly sympathetic–he does some bad stuff–but I do respect his seriousness of purpose. And whether he's an authentic gang-banger I have no idea, but he sure had me fooled. The details seemed spot-on, all the way through. This must have been one very hard book to write. Very well done. Highly recommended.