L.A. Rex

By: Will Beall

Narrated by: Dan Oreskes

A fierce and ferocious, grittily cinematic debut crime novel that recalls both Richard Price and Quentin Tarantino set loose on South Central Los Angeles- James Ellroy with a soundtrack by Death Row Records-by an LAPD anti-gang officer who continues to patrol the streets he writes about.

Unabridged CDs - 8 CDs, 9 hours©2006 William Beall; (P)2006 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Critic reviews

"L.A. Rex is a stunning debut. A gritty tale dripping with truth—it could only have come from a writer who has lived the life."—Michael Connelly

"L.A. Rex is to the twenty-first century noir thriller what Apocalypse Now was to the twentieth-century war movies: vivid, powerful, imaginative, unique."—Joseph Wambaugh

"A brutal and dynamic novel about patrolling the City of Angels in the post-Rodney King era. L.A. Rex reads like a combination of Joseph Wambaugh and Tom Wolfe."—The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Has the crackle and spark of what one could easily imagine was life on the streets in 1998 Los Angeles, a city still on edge after the Rodney King riots...Beall excels at painting a slang-rich world of cops and criminals."—Los Angeles Times

"A kind of crime fighter's bildungsroman...It's hard to imagine a better training ground for crime writing than police work."—The New York Times Book Review

"Will Beall is as tough as they come, and L.A. Rex is really good in all the right ways. It is intelligent, powerfully written, and pulses with raw authenticity."—Robert B. Parker

Realism, Shocking!

If you do not know L.A. You will be in for a surprise at how BAD Los Angeles is. Not unlike NYPD. Lots of interesting happenings. Good characters, storyline and narration. Gritty talk.Realism,shocking! not for the squeamish.
Go ahead use a credit it will be worth it.

great book

I really enjoyed this book. it was very exciting and realistic . lots of twists and turns. awesome.

excitment

I read this book when i was in highschool and it is still amazing as the first time i read it!!!!!!!
I love it even more as an audio book

Performance hurts

This book is well written and provides a realistic look into gang life. The performance kills the experience. The narrator did not even learn to say things correctly. If the book you are narrating has Spanish words, say them correctly. Even the street gang slang is not correctly pronounced. For me this killed the overall performance.

Great Book!

Excellent story telling from a real veteran of the streets. Most police stories are written by non-cops. L.A. Rex really gives the reader the gritty realistic side of Los Angeles. Keeps you glued to the audio book every second. Highly recommended!