Can I read The System on EtoBox?
The System by Ryan Gattis is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The System about?
<p>“Gripping, meticulously researched, and smartly plotted, I devoured this brilliant novel over the course of a weekend.” <b>—Paula Hawkins, author of <i>Into the Water <br></i></b><br>“Fascinating, moving, and so very, very real. It grabbed me by the heart and mind from page one and never let me go.” <b>—Marcia Clark, author of <i>The Final Judgment</i></b> <br><b><br>An electrifying, multi-voiced thriller tackling our criminal justice system, from the writer Michael Connelly has called “one of our most gifted novelists.”</b><br><br>On December 6, 1993, a drug dealer called Scrappy is shot and left for dead on the lawn outside her mother’s house in South Central Los Angeles. Augie, a heroin addict, witnesses the whole thing—before he steals all the drugs on her person, as well as the gun that was dropped at the scene. When Augie gets busted, he names local gang members Wizard and Dreamer the shooters.<br><br>But only one of them is guilty.<br><br>A search of Wizard and Dreamer’s premises uncovers the gun that was used in the shooting, and a warrant goes out for their arrest. They know it’s a frame-up, but the word from the gang is to keep their mouths shut and face the charges.<
Who reads The System?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ryan Gattis
- Publisher
- MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780374716622
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Thriller, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (159 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13