The novel follows a washed-up cinematographer framed for murder and caught in a deadly web of trafficking and deceit—but what makes this story particularly compelling is its author. Robert Gantz spent decades behind the camera on major film and television sets (Disturbia, Rambo, Prison Break) before stepping into the spotlight as a first-time novelist, bringing an insider's knowledge of the real underbelly of Los Angeles that most writers can only imagine. Written with the sharp eye of a veteran cinematographer and the soul of a noir storyteller, Dead Wings offers a fictional tale rooted in the shadows Gantz knows all too well—a city where ambition, corruption, and desperation collide. Fans of The Big Sleep, Nightcrawler, or Gone Baby Gone will find both familiar thrills and uncomfortable truths.