The System
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
An electrifying, multi-voiced thriller tackling systemic failure in the American criminal justice system, from the writer Michael Connelly has called 'one of our most gifted novelists.'
Ryan Gattis Book order
January 1, 1978
Ryan Gattis crafts narratives that delve into the intricate realities of contemporary life and the human psyche. His writing is marked by a raw authenticity and incisive observations that pull readers into the heart of the story. Gattis explores themes of justice, resilience, and the search for identity within settings that are as gritty as the characters he embodies. His prose is potent and thought-provoking, leaving a lasting impact and prompting readers to consider the world around them.
- 2020
- 2017
Safe
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
From the acclaimed author of the remarkable All Involved, an LA noir thriller full of twists and turns, a cat and mouse chase between two narrators, where nothing is quite what it seems. Fast-paced and gritty, Safe is both a moving and human morality tale and an utterly immersive and heart-stoppingly suspenseful thriller.
- 2016
Kung Fu
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Youth, love and violence collide in the enthralling, hard-hitting first novel by Ryan Gattis, author of All Involved.
- 2015
For six days, Los Angeles is a city ablaze. For six days, seventeen people are caught in the chaos. For six days, Los Angeles shows the world what happens when laws are no longer enforceable. In April 1992, less than two hours after one of the most notorious, racially charged trials in American history, Los Angeles explodes in violence. As widespread rioting breaks out and martial law takes over, one man's death triggers an astonishing sequence of events - not just for the gangs involved, but for others too: fire-fighters, graffiti artists, nurses and law enforcement, all of whom are connected by this murder and entangled in the city's mayhem. Through these voices, All Involved weaves a brutal epic of crime and opportunity, revenge and survival.
- 2015
All Involved
- 372 pages
- 14 hours of reading
"At 3:15 p.m. on April 29, 1992, a jury acquitted two Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with using excessive force to subdue civilian Rodney King, and failed to reach a verdict on the same charges involving a third officer. Less than two hours later, the city of LA, a powder keg of racial tension, exploded in violence as people took to the streets in a terrifying orgy of rioting that lasted six days. In 144 hours, sixty lives were lost. And then there were the murders outside of active rioting sites, committed by gangbangers who used the lawlessness of a city on fire to viciously settle scores. A gritty and cinematic work of sourced fiction, All Involved vividly recreates this turbulent and terrifying time through the stories of six interconnected lives caught up in extraordinary circumstances"--