On a sweltering September night, Long Beach Homicide Detective Danny Beckett is called to a grisly crime scene at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. A defenseless homeless man has been burned to death by three teenagers with gang ties. The suspects are already in custody, and the evidence is overwhelming – but when one suspect’s brother is targeted for murder, Danny starts to think there may be more to this seemingly clear-cut case. Obsessed with discovering the true identity of the victim, a gentle vagrant who may have been hiding a tortured past, Danny and his team start to uncover a high-reaching conspiracy that puts them all at risk – and threatens to open new wounds that could cut even deeper than Danny’s old ones.
Beyond Toast Danny Beckett’ s job took him to a grisly crime scene that would have ended most hardened careers. A homeless man had been set afire, burned to death, and charred beyond recognition. Danny had to set aside memories of his wife’s fiery death. He had to swallow a sickening lump of bile, to clear his mind, and refocus his skilled eyes.Danny had to organize all the jig-saw pieces. The shopping cart filled with odds and ends would be a start. The dregs and debris of the victim’s life…
Exciting, suspenseful mystery with a powerful life lesson To start, Dilts is a very captivating author. The book begins with a superbly detailed image of where the novel is taking place. He does a good job of introducing the main characters, including the detective Danny and his partner Jen.The book is a classic mystery novel, where you’re never sure of the outcome until the very end. However, the book makes you think it’s a clear cut case, but obviously the book would be too short it it was that easy! It’s full of plot twists that keep it…