Ryan Gattis - Közel a tűzhöz

In April 1992, Los Angeles turned into a battlefield for six days. The city of three and a half million people showed the world what happens when the old laws expire. Only the combined forces of the National Guard and the army were able to put an end to the riots, which included arson, looting, robbery and murder, after the complete failure of the police.
The innocent Ernesto Vera, returning home from work, is attacked by gang members on the first day of the riots. This sets off an astonishing sequence of events that entangles the lives of seventeen unique characters.
In his novel, Ryan Gattis presents the events from the point of view of those who have not yet been covered by any reporter: through the eyes of Chicano criminals and underworld gang members. No one has ever researched and gotten to know these bands as deeply as Gattis.
The fast-paced, movie-like novel is more shocking than The Wire and as powerful as Breaking Bad is not just a fast-paced thriller, but a fascinating story of revenge, loyalty and betrayal, which belongs to both Los Angeles and the entire United States. it stands before us with all its lies, prejudices and completeness
along with its history.
The volume was translated into Hungarian by the translator and film critic Attila Varró (Warriors' Club, Kill Carter!).