Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels

By Paul Pringle CELADON BOOKS | $29.99 I love this book because it presents careful reporting with a pageturning pace. The subject matter doesn’t need any sensationalization to be gripping—it is nonfiction that reads like a messy soap opera with characters I wouldn’t believe existed if they weren’t real. And they’re very real. By the end, you’ve been taken on a well-guided bender in a dangerous world brought to light by an expert reporter. ▸ Jason Nuckolls, Publishing Editor