Gary Phillips is the acclaimed writer of the Ivan Monk detective novels set in Los Angeles. Nate Hollis, the protagonist of Angeltown is another detective in that vein and in the same city, but the pace is quicker and the relationships a tad funkier, knottier, and the central mystery is spot on for early twenty-first century Los Angeles; it's a blaxpoitation reset with Hollis chasing down an NBA basketball player who disappeared after his wife was found murdered. Martinbrough drew Batman for DC Comics a few years ago and he has a really good handle on spotting blacks and giving it that L.A. Noir shine.
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