cover image Earth Angels

Earth Angels

Gerald Petievich. Signet Book, $4.99 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-451-16885-6

An anti-gang police unit in East L.A. turns ruthless after one of its elite members is killed in a drive-by. ``Petievich's graphic descriptions of the violence and of a gang psychology that leans heavily on retribution and machismo are the only saving elements in an eminently predictable story line littered with one-dimensional characters,'' said PW. (Mar.)