It's Not a Pretty Sight — Gar Anthony Haywood

"Aaron Gunner is an African-American private eye who investigates crimes in the kind of neighborhood where even the corner pay phone can suffer a brutal attack...This time he's after the killer of his ex-lover, Nina, who, after years of abuse by her husband, was shot to death in her kitchen in South Central Los Angeles...A gritty, compelling read."
--Entertainment Weekly