BAD NIGHT IS FALLING Once again, the heat is building in the Rancho Tajuata projects. And it's not just because it's summer in L.A. Racial tension and gang violence are menacing the city streets. And when three members of a Mexican family--including a little girl--are killed in a firebombing, local hostility threatens to rage out of control. At the request of the tenants' security force, P.I. Ivan Monk is called in to find the killer. But to track him down, Monk must delve into a tangled history leading back to the Watts riots, revealing layers of racism and corruption. Monk sorts through the complexities of gang conflicts and governmental kickbacks, only to find himself at odds with the police, disillusioned by his mentor--and, after a fierce struggle with some gang members, under indictment for murder. Now Monk must race to clear his name before time runs out, and a bad night falls on the Rancho Tajuata projects, this time for good... (Book 3 in the Ivan Monk series) Rights Information Publisher: Berkley, Hardcover (July 1, 1998) No Exit Press, Paperback (August 10, 1999) Territory: Rights reserved Rights Available: Translation; Film/TV Reviews: "Monk's third case (Perdition, U.S.A., not reviewed, etc.) provides enough gritty gossip, blistering action, and trash talk to make real-life L.A. seem comparatively wholesome." - Kirkus "The third Monk novel is solid hard-boiled fare that recalls the fatalistic determination of Ross McDonald's Lew Archer. Paralleling his contemporary peer Wil Hardesty, who copes with personal tragedy in his past in Richard Barre's Ghosts of Morning , Monk struggles to overcome previous social injustices that continue to affect him personally as well as the world in which he lives. A thoughtful and intelligent mystery." - Booklist Blurbs: Purchase at Amazon.com

BAD NIGHT IS FALLING

Once again, the heat is building in the Rancho Tajuata projects. And it's not just because it's summer in L.A. Racial tension and gang violence are menacing the city streets. And when three members of a Mexican family--including a little girl--are killed in a firebombing, local hostility threatens to rage out of control.

At the request of the tenants' security force, P.I. Ivan Monk is called in to find the killer. But to track him down, Monk must delve into a tangled history leading back to the Watts riots, revealing layers of racism and corruption. Monk sorts through the complexities of gang conflicts and governmental kickbacks, only to find himself at odds with the police, disillusioned by his mentor--and, after a fierce struggle with some gang members, under indictment for murder. Now Monk must race to clear his name before time runs out, and a bad night falls on the Rancho Tajuata projects, this time for good...

(Book 3 in the Ivan Monk series)

Rights Information

Publisher: Berkley, Hardcover (July 1, 1998)
No Exit Press, Paperback (August 10, 1999)

Territory: Rights reserved

Rights Available: Translation; Film/TV

Reviews:
"Monk's third case (Perdition, U.S.A., not reviewed, etc.) provides enough gritty gossip, blistering action, and trash talk to make real-life L.A. seem comparatively wholesome." - Kirkus

"The third Monk novel is solid hard-boiled fare that recalls the fatalistic determination of Ross McDonald's Lew Archer. Paralleling his contemporary peer Wil Hardesty, who copes with personal tragedy in his past in Richard Barre's Ghosts of Morning , Monk struggles to overcome previous social injustices that continue to affect him personally as well as the world in which he lives. A thoughtful and intelligent mystery." - Booklist

Blurbs:

Purchase at Amazon.com