In Nils Grevillius' breakthrough novel, done in his distinctive nuevo noir style, it is as though a bomb has been dropped on the beautiful City of Pasadena. As Christmas approaches, there are murders related to a narcotics investigation, all centered around one filthy police officer. Sharpen the daggers, tighten the belts, as the tension increases in this classic crime story, a continuation of the Luke Fitz Novellas

Welcome to Pasadena, California, circa 1970 to 1990. The date doesn't matter, but the days and hours do. Known to all the world as a city of science and art, who could also know its seedy, gritty underside. Old Town was once Skid Row...with dive bars, pawn shops and bookie joints studding Colorado Boulevard like shell casings at a crime scene. A City of Devils - where everyone is on the make, on the take or half-baked. When the wealthy, the wonton or the desperate get caught up short, their go-to guy is Luke Fitz. Tighten your belt, check your bra strap and chamber a round. The night is...