Grave Endings

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Several homeless mentions in Grave Endings by Rochelle Krich. In describing a neighborhood in Hollywood the author writes that "...the LAPD would periodically chase the street people away, but without conviction, the way you half-heartedly swat at flies..." and "You know the flies will be back the minute you stop waving your hand, and they know that you know that after a while you'll get tired of waving."

She continues saying even though the undesirables "trickle back, along with the homeless..." "the area has improved."

The novel features Rachel's Tent. One service it provides is temporary shelter for abused and homeless women. A character giving a tour of the place says "We try to help homeless women achieve independent living and regain their dignity."

The wealthy gentleman who funded Rachel's Tent was motivated because his unwed mother put him in foster care. He later found out she "died, hungry and homeless." 

The last report was of a man who asked two men for directions to a homeless shelter. The men then followed him and beat him with his own crutches. That is hardly fiction when beating homeless for sport is all too common in real life, often leading to death of the defenseless homeless person.