![]() ![]() Rachel tried to make sense of what was happening around her by keeping meticulous journals and scouring the L.A. But the neighborhood was not: robberies, shootings and domestic violence were endemic, police helicopters a nightly companion. Hall’s parents were creative, aspirational and supportive of their four children. Though working-class families like Hall’s were always the neighborhood’s foundation, raising one in what is now called Baldwin Village wasn’t easy for her mother, a preschool teacher, and her father, a warehouse supervisor. The author’s story began in the Jungle, an enclave of postwar apartments nicknamed for its lush foliage before white flight and absentee landlords led to its decline. It’s also the culmination of a long personal and professional journey for L.A. ![]() It’s a lot - though it never feels that way. ![]() neighborhoods too frequently confined to alarming headlines and helicopter journalism. Along the way, we get a myth-busting tour of South L.A. Whip-smart and emotionally deep, “ And Now She’s Gone” is a deceptively straightforward mystery, blending a fledgling PI’s first “woman is missing” case with underlying stories about racial identity, domestic abuse and rank evil. ![]() If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores. ![]()
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