What is the setting of L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais?

The novel is set in present-day Los Angeles. Los Angeles plays a major role in the tone of the book. Culturally, Los Angeles is a relatively liberal city made up of many different ethnic groups. It also has a well-developed criminal element. Murder is not an unheard-of event, so the detectives can work on a single homicide relatively undisturbed by the press. However, once the news of a serial killer leaks out, the press can hinder the investigation and frighten possible suspects away. The far-reaching network of media news is something that has blossomed in recent years, so if the novel were set in Los Angeles fifty years ago, the idea that reporters could frighten away a murderer might be ridiculous.

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