New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2022) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which reflects the diversity of Southern California - "At the center is Johnny Fras, a California patrol officer who covers at least 200 miles a day on his motorcycle. Straight lays out the strange rhythms of his job: mostly speeding tickets, fender benders and drunken-driving citations routine work randomly sparked with perilous chases and gruesome crashes.. . Between the poles of these two ambiguous crimes committed 20 years apart Straight strings the details of a terrifically engaging novel about a network of people related by blood, love and duty." (Washington Post) 367 pp. ISBN: 978-0374604516.