Street Rules — Baxter Clare

Detective L. A. Franco is back!

For Frank, L.A.P.D. HomicideLieutenant L. A. Franco and her homicide squad, it's business as usual-- a multiple murder, ugly as it is, at least seems to have an easyexplanation. Until it coincides with an untimely drive-by shooting.

The drive-by victim is Placa Estrella, a rising young Chicana gang-banger.Placa was a toddler on the streets when Franco was just a rookie, andfor her Placa's death is personal. The murder appears to be a routinegang hit, but as Frank tracks every lead to it's logical conclusion, itbecomes apparent that this case is anything but routine.

Theinvestigation ultimately pulls Frank and her squad in conflictingdirections while drawing Frank closer to the county's new Chief Coroner, Gail Lawless. Through a series of twists and turns, all of Frank'sleads eventually bring her to the disquieting possibility that thekiller she seeks might well be one of own brothers in blue.