Dead Load
Calder Reyes · A gritty Los Angeles murder mystery with a structural twist
If you liked Harry Bosch, start here.
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About this book
Stolen cash is keeping a moving bungalow upright, and a homicide detective must solve the murder before corruption brings the crime scene down.
In early-1990s Los Angeles, a body is found beneath a bungalow stranded on a dark boulevard, turning a house move into a homicide investigation. A detective and the lead house rigger discover that money concealed within the structure has dangerously altered its balance. With a corrupt utility chief steering the property towards destruction, the two investigators must follow the material clues before the building—and the case—come down.
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- Calder Reyes
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- 60,377 words
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- English
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