{"product_id":"black-tunnel-white-magic-a-murder-a-detectives-obsession-and-90s-los-angeles-at-the-brink-hardcover","title":"Black Tunnel White Magic: A Murder, a Detective's Obsession, and '90s Los Angeles at the Brink - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew McGough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetective Rick Jackson, a decorated LAPD detective and a key inspiration in the development of Harry Bosch, delivers a shocking and immersive look into the one case he could never let go.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In June 1990, Ronald Baker, a straight-A UCLA student, was found repeatedly stabbed to death in a tunnel near Spahn Ranch, where Charles Manson and his followers once lived\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShortly thereafter, Detective Rick Jackson and his partner, Frank Garcia, were assigned the case\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eYet the facts made no sense. Who would have a motive to kill Ron Baker in such a grisly manner? Was the proximity to the Manson ranch related to the murder? And what about the pentagram pendant Ron wore around his neck? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jackson and Garcia soon focused their investigation on Baker's two male roommates, one Black, and one white. What emerges is at once a story of confounding betrayal and cold-hearted intentions, as well as a larger portrait of an embattled Los Angeles, a city in the grip of the Satanic Panic and grappling with questions of racial injustice and police brutality in the wake of Rodney King. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In straightforward, matter-of-fact prose, Rick Jackson, the now-retired police detective who helped inspire Michael Connelly's beloved Harry Bosch, along with co-writer, Matthew McGough, take us through the events as he and his partner experienced them, piecing together the truth with each emerging clue. \u003ci\u003eBlack Tunnel White Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of a murder in cold blood, deception and betrayal, and a city at the brink, set forth by the only man who could tell it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e had a 34-year career with the Los Angeles Police Department, before retiring in 2013. He is a known homicide expert, as well as a highly-regarded detective with extensive expertise and success in the field of \"cold case\" homicides. Rick has been a consultant and technical advisor for \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e#1 bestselling crime fiction author Michael Connelly. This ongoing 16-year relationship has included all of Connelly's novels, the \"Bosch\" television series, and numerous other film and TV scripts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew McGough\u003c\/b\u003e is an investigative journalist, lawyer, and the author of two books: \u003ci\u003eThe Lazarus Files: A Cold Case Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBat Boy: Coming of Age with the New York Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired the CBS series \u003ci\u003eClubhouse\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of two Southern California Journalism Awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, for his reporting in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He has also written for television and was a writer and legal consultant for NBC's \u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63433161802077,"sku":"9780316365789","price":44.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/M3IbwROAaS9780316365789.webp?v=1771088123","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/black-tunnel-white-magic-a-murder-a-detectives-obsession-and-90s-los-angeles-at-the-brink-hardcover","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}