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Death in Precinct Puerto Rico: Book Two
A Luis Gonzalo Novel
Luis Gonzalo Novels (Volume 2)
Author: Steven Torres
Death in Precinct Puerto Rico: Book Two
$12.99
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Angustias, Puerto Rico, 1990.
Even a tropical paradise can have its little murders.
Luis Gonzalo, sheriff of the small town of Angustias in Puerto Rico's central mountains, knows all there is to know about the people he has worked to protect for more than two decades. He knows that Elena Maldonado was beaten as a child. He knows that she was beaten as a wife. But when she winds up dead on the same day that she brings her newborn home from the hospital, he doesn't know who has killed her.
Elena's drunken husband seems like the obvious culprit, but after a grisly attack in front of the Angustias police station, potential suspects come out of the woodwork and multiply. The case is further complicated when someone breaks into the crime scene, but no one can figure out what, if anything, was taken.
Before the case is solved, Gonzalo and his deputies will be hard pressed to be certain that justice has been served, and the town of Angustias will be changed forever. A man will die in Gonzalo's arms, a trusted friend will be brutalized, and a fortune worth millions will change hands. Throughout all the turmoil, Gonzalo will keep two special people in mind: Elena Maldonado, the young woman whose life of constant abuse the sheriff had been unable to salvage, and her child, so soon left motherless.
Imprint Publisher
Minotaur Books
ISBN
9781429981873
In The News
“A solid police procedural with an involving murder puzzle and an ever-deepening portrait of Angustias at its core.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Fast-paced, nonstop action” —Publishers Weekly
“A revealing and realistic examination of a society that, although similar to the U.S. on the surface, possesses its own customs, rhythms, and politics.” —Booklist
“A welcome second helping of crazy characters, unique situations, and an unusual protagonist.” —Library Journal
“Hard-boiled prose hitched to a slice of magical realism, Boriqueno style.” —San Francisco Chronicle