Ryan Gattis
Ryan Gattis is an American novelist based in Los Angeles, best known for All Involved, a multi-perspective novel about the 1992 Los Angeles riots; his other works include Safe and The System.
Books
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1. The System
A multi-voiced crime saga that lays bare how a single shooting in a Los Angeles neighborhood ricochets through every layer of the justice machine. Through the perspectives of suspects, informants, detectives, prosecutors, defenders, and the incarcerated, it reveals how pressure, plea deals, fear, and loyalty shape testimony and outcomes. The result is a raw portrait of cause and effect in a system that can deliver punishment faster than truth—and the heavy cost paid by those caught inside it.
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2. All Involved
During the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a chain of revenge ignites after a young man is killed, and with law enforcement overwhelmed, gangs use the chaos to settle old scores. Told across six days through the interwoven voices of 17 characters—including gang members, family, first responders, and bystanders—the story exposes the brutal logic of retaliation, the fractures of a city in crisis, and the fragile acts of humanity that persist amid the violence.
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