The System by Ryan Gattis

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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