According to SuperSummary , the novel functions as both a "detective novel" and a commentary on social justice: Southland: 9781888451412: Revoyr, Nina: Books - Amazon.com

Jackie teams up with Curtis’s cousin, James Lanier , and discovers that Curtis and three other Black teenagers were found dead in the freezer of Frank’s grocery store during the 1965 Watts Riots .

While a white police officer was long suspected, the pair eventually uncovers that the boys were killed by Officer Robert Thomas , a Black officer driven by internalized racism. Key Themes

Jackie’s aunt finds a shoebox with $38,000 and a will naming Curtis Martindale , a young Black man, as a beneficiary.

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