Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

The First Edition of this book was released as a very special edition hand bound and handcrafted book. Only 7 copies were created, 6 were given to J.K. Rowling's personal friends. Huge sums were bid at open auction to buy the ultimate collectors edition. Amazon surprisingly paid an unbelievable sum of L1.95m (almost $4million!) at auction to own the book.

A family from Rome has won one of the biggest lotteries ever, but a week later they have all disappeared! It s up to investigator Francesca DiPorta to unearth the mystery and solve the case.