"A great true-crime story and a great cop memoir—about how they do it and, above all, why they do it."—Lee Child
"This is a book that is surely about killers but they don’t take the spotlight. That belongs to the detectives who work the case, whose eyes are not jaundiced and who steadily, methodically close in. In them you find humanity and hope in a city where killers are often kings."—Michael Connelly
"In the crowded field of true crime this book stands out. Skilled journalist Matthew McGough teams up with legendary LAPD homicide Detective Rick Jackson to create a page-turning narrative. Jackson investigated this compelling case and provides the kind of insight and inside-knowledge that could only come from a detective who was there for every twist and turn of the case. Black Tunnel White Magic is a terrific read!"
—Miles Corwin"A standout among true crime tales for its heart and humanity, Black Tunnel White Magic offers rare insight into a detective's process—and the long-game costs of working a murder case with investment and empathy. Not for nothing is Rick Jackson among the inspirations for the fictional Harry Bosch. Riveting and thoughtful, this is LA crime writing at its finest."—Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of An Honest Man
“Rick Jackson brings a decorated LAPD detective’s unique eye, voice, and life to the true crime space with this gripping account of a murder investigation he wouldn’t let go. He and Matthew McGough transport the reader to 1990’s Los Angeles for a behind the scenes view of a detective’s world. Black Tunnel White Magic is a terrific read.”—Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Note
"There's always one case that haunts homicide detectives and never goes away . . . Rick Jackson re-creates the case that still keeps him awake at night — and then detail by painstaking detail not only immerses the reader in an investigation that finds justice for a murdered college student, but also shows how getting haunted and staying haunted is what turns down-and-dirty police work into a transcendent moral cause. We all hope that the moral arc of the universe really does bend towards justice. In Black Tunnel, White Magic, we come face-to-face with the kind of elbow grease and obsession necessary to make that happen."
—Tom Junod, senior writer, ESPN"Unfolds like a mind-bending prestige TV crime drama. . . readers drawn to complex, slow-burn investigations will be rapt."—Publishers Weekly
