Vroman’s Bookstore: DC Frost and Gary Phillips: An evening of contemporary LA Noir moderated by Saul Gonzalez

A Shadow of Jaguars (Detective DJ Arias Mystery #2) “Pulling back the curtain in Hollywood . . . twisty enough to tie you in knots, exciting enough to keep you guessing, and smart enough to make you think.”–Ilana Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow A Shadow of Jaguars by D.C. Frost is a gripping cross-border noir thriller that follows Detective DJ Arias as he navigates murder, Hollywood intrigue, and immigrant struggles across Mexico City and Los Angeles, blending fast-paced suspense and richly drawn characters. In Mexico City for a family funeral, Detective DJ Arias encounters a group of Robin Hood-style thieves who call themselves the Jaguars. Their activities reach across the border into Los Angeles with a Hollywood murder that entangles LA’s elite and the nannies, housekeepers, and gardeners who serve them, and threatens DJ’s own loved ones. A sequel to the mystery A Punishing Breed, A Shadow of Jaguars finds DJ and partner Bobby Talbot struggling to untangle a murder where Hollywood, wealthy powerbrokers, and an immigrant population struggle to coexist and survive. Throughout it all, his faithful dog Evidence is by his side. The Haul: A Heist Novel A professional thief takes the chance of a lifetime when he agrees to mastermind the raid of a tech billionaire’s secret bunker in this action-packed heist thriller set in the heart of contemporary Los Angeles, from master of West Coast noir Gary Phillips.