This is a murder mystery novel about a professional butcher that resides in the Los Angeles, California area. The time frame takes place in the 1960's, while the United States goes through some major changes in civil rights and the breakout of the Vietnam War, a psychopath serial killer murders citizens of the Los Angeles area with a butcher knife and a meat cleaver. A young police detective takes on the case with unwavering passion to catch "The Butcher in the City of Angels". Needless to say, it is a suspenseful journey of close calls as the death toll of victims rises with each full moon. This novel will have you on the edge of your seat as you wonder what will happen next. Will this crazed serial killer finally be arrested and brought to justice? Or will the terror continue to reign in the city of angels?