The Silent Block

In Hunts Point, Bronx, New York, an elevated highway cuts through a run-down and chaotic old neighborhood. The walls are covered in graffiti, garbage piles up along the streets, and all kinds of street crime breed there year-round. Local laws have many loopholes, and those who do wrong can always slip through the cracks in the rules. Ordinary residents fear retaliation, so whenever cases occur they all choose silence and avoidance, creating huge obstacles for the police. Asian-American detective Evan has long been stationed in this precinct, where grassroots police resources are limited and officers rush about every day handling all kinds of public-order incidents. Many times, even when the suspect's actions are clear, it is hard to bring criminals to justice because of the lack of witnesses and complete physical evidence. The whole neighborhood remains trapped for a long time in a silent gray predicament... — Description from novelcodex.org