Rachel Howzell Hall 978-0-7653-3636-1 Forge 320 Pages; First Printing: May 2015
Utilizing a style reminiscent
of the classic L.A. detective story, Skies of Ash confronts the reader with a
technically astute murder mystery. Police detective Lou Norton wakes and stirs
around with husband Greg but their stilted session is interrupted by a
telephone call, an alert to her newest case: an arson murder at the Chatman
residence; three people dead, which leads Detective Norton to her prime
suspect, the husband. Her partner does not agree and thinks she’s letting her
own marital woes cloud her judgment. Rachel Howzell Hall provides a beautiful
montage of Los Angeles and a zany cast of characters, 