Johnny Madrid, formerly known as "el gabacho" by his compatriots, is one tough hombre. With a Mexican father and a German mother he was born and raised in East L.A.'s notorious "Mara Villa"---a hotbed of drug-pushers, prostitutes, pimps and other assorted riffraff. Now, a detective with Hollywood Division's homicide unit and thirty-seven years later, he is faced with the most challenging and baffling case of his entire career. Rita Michaels, a young, beautiful, aspiring actress has been discovered assaulted and brutally murdered in her Bonita Terrace apartment. A shocking story that delves deeply into the dark and decadent side of Hollywood...