Rainbow Drive
Published on 2. December 2014
389 pages
978-1-4976-8095-1 (ISBN)
Description
Decades after his father's murder, a Los Angeles cop gets a chance to set things right
Michael Gallagher is twelve years old when his father is hit by a speeding truck. While crusading for public housing, his father ran afoul of the city's most corrupt politicians, and Michael is certain they were responsible for the crash. As his father is lowered into the ground, Michael vows vengeance-no matter how long it takes.
Decades later, Michael, now a police officer, is awakened one night by gunfire. Outside his window, he sees helicopters and squad cars arriving at the scene of the crime. It's a massive operation, but the next day, there is nothing about it in the logbooks. To learn what really happened that night, Michael descends into the black heart of Los Angeles, where he will learn the truth about his father-if he's lucky enough to stay alive.
Michael Gallagher is twelve years old when his father is hit by a speeding truck. While crusading for public housing, his father ran afoul of the city's most corrupt politicians, and Michael is certain they were responsible for the crash. As his father is lowered into the ground, Michael vows vengeance-no matter how long it takes.
Decades later, Michael, now a police officer, is awakened one night by gunfire. Outside his window, he sees helicopters and squad cars arriving at the scene of the crime. It's a massive operation, but the next day, there is nothing about it in the logbooks. To learn what really happened that night, Michael descends into the black heart of Los Angeles, where he will learn the truth about his father-if he's lucky enough to stay alive.
More details
Person
Roderick Thorp is the author of
The Detective,
Rainbow Drive, and
Nothing Lasts Forever, the basis for the movie
Die Hard. He has worked as a private detective and done extensive crime reporting, including a twenty-one-part series on cocaine traffic in Southern California, which was published in the
Los Angeles Herald Examiner. Thorp's other novels include
Into the Forest,
Dionysus,
Slaves,
The Circle of Love,
Westfield,
Jenny and Barnum,
Devlin, and
River.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- 1962
- 1985
- BOOK ONE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- BOOK TWO
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- BOOK THREE
- 8
- 9
- 10
- BOOK FOUR
- 11
- 12
- BOOK FIVE
- 13
- 14
- 15
- BOOK SIX
- 16
- 17
- 18
- BOOK SEVEN
- 19
- 20
- 21
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
