The Nature of a Crime: In False Idols, the second novel of A Reluctant King series, K’wan explores the intersection of crime and power with the King family’s fight to reclaim their throne in the criminal underworld. Kate Brody’s Rabbit Hole follows a woman twisted by grief as she risks it all to solve her sister’s cold case disappearance. In Owning Up, George Pelecanos emphasizes the interconnectedness of crime and community dynamics and its pervasive impact on everyday life through four novellas.