A Punishing Breed - DC Frost

Recommended In The New York Timesa Punishing Breed, The First In A Series Of Novels Featuring Detective Dj Arias, Is A Murder Mystery That Takes Place In Los Angeles, The City Of Angels, Freeways, Santa Ana Winds, And Honeysuckle Slithering Through Chain-link Fences And Perfuming La's Dark Streets And Neighborhoods. Detective Arias Hunts For A Murderer On A Liberal Arts Campus That Prides Itself On Its Progressive Curriculum But Is Rife With Jealousy, Racial And Sexual Tensions, And A Hierarchy As Real And Destructive As A Medieval Fortress. Dj Arias, Good At His Job Because He Sees The Worst In People, Is Challenged By The College Community, A Neighborhood Recluse, And A Young Latino Gardener He Sent To Jail Ten Years Ago For A Hit-and-run Accident.