A masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder, a relentless detective, and the great plague of homicide in America. Ghettoside is a fast-paced narrative of a devastating crime, an intimate portrait of detectives and a community bonded in tragedy.
Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After losing her home, she hits the road. When 15-year-old Allie’s parents are jailed for tax fraud, she’s sent to a group home. But when her life is threatened by another resident, she escapes only to find she has nowhere to go—until fate throws Allie in Bea’s path…
On an isolated Texas ranch, Dr. Lucy cares for abandoned animals. The solitude allows her to avoid reminders of the past. Not that any of the townsfolk care. In 1959, no one is interested in a woman doctor. When Pete Solomon, a neglected twelve-year-old boy, brings a wounded wolf-dog hybrid to Dr. Lucy, the outcasts soon find refuge in one another.
