Ross MacdonaldFiction · Mystery·1915–1983
Blue City
Synopsis
Johnny Weatherwax returns from the war to find his father dead and his hometown rotting from the inside out. To uncover the truth behind the murder, he must navigate a corrupt landscape of crooked cops and local power players. It is a gritty look at a man fighting for justice in a city that has forgotten what the word means.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (3)
ViolenceGun ViolenceDeath Of A Parent