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A review by tracithomas
The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA by Jesse Katz
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I liked this one, pretty fast moving (though the pacing does stall out in sections) and interesting. Presented as a mix of true crime and investigative journalism. Enjoyed being embedded in the subcultures of LA gangs, street vendors, and law enforcement. There are moments when I rolled my eyes at the way the author would present certain things, a little copaganda here and there and sometimes little paternalistic.