Arte Público Press:
Hit List - nouveau livre
ISBN: 9781611923490
In Lucha Corpi´s story, Hollow Point at the Synapses, her unique narratora bulletdescribes the instant before killing a young Peruvian woman: ´´I feel the pull of the hammer. The pressure… Plus…
In Lucha Corpi´s story, Hollow Point at the Synapses, her unique narratora bulletdescribes the instant before killing a young Peruvian woman: ´´I feel the pull of the hammer. The pressure mounts. I am now in place. The moment is upon me. Swiftly and efficiently, I will do what I must, what I was created for. In an instant, I am off, traveling at a speed reserved only for death.´´This groundbreaking anthology of short fiction by Latino mystery writers, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery, features an intriguing and unpredictable cast of sleuths, murderers and crime victims. Reflecting the authors´and society´spreoccupation with identity, self, and territory, the stories run the gamut of the mystery genre, from traditional to noir, from the private investigator to the police procedural, and even a ´´chick lit´´ mystery.The Right Profile features a Miami private investigator who goes undercover to prove a deadbeat father can pay child support, and she delights in testifying against him in court. In The Skull of Pancho Villa, someone has stolen the family heirloom and it´s up to Gus Corral to get it back. And in A New York Chicano, a successful bachelor from El Pasoa graduate of NYU working for Merrill Lynch in Manhattangets his revenge against a xenophobic newscaster.Hit List collects for the first time short fiction by many of the Latino authors who have been pioneers in the mystery genre, using it to showcase their unique cultures, neighborhoods and realities. Contributors include award-winning writers such as Carolina García-Aguilera, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Rolando Hinojosa, Manuel Ramos and Sergio Troncoso, as well as emerging writers who deserve more recognition. The Best of Latino Mystery eBook eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks>Belletristik, Arte Público Press<
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Hit List - The Best of Latino Mystery - nouveau livre
ISBN: 9781611923490
This groundbreaking anthology of short fiction by Latino mystery writers, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery, features an intriguing and unpredictable cast of sleuths, murderers, and cr… Plus…
This groundbreaking anthology of short fiction by Latino mystery writers, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery, features an intriguing and unpredictable cast of sleuths, murderers, and crime victims. Reflecting the authors-and societys-preoccupation with identity, self, and territory, the stories run the gamut of the mystery genre, from traditional to noir, from the private investigator to the police procedural, and even a chick lit mystery.The Right Profile features a Miami private investigator who goes undercover to prove a deadbeat father can pay child support, and she delights in testifying against him in court. In The Skull of Pancho Villa, someone has stolen the family heirloom and its up to Gus Corral to get it back. And in A New York Chicano, a successful bachelor from El Paso-a graduate of NYU working for Merrill Lynch in Manhattan-gets his revenge against a xenophobic newscaster.Hit List collects for the first time short fiction by many of the Latino authors who have been pioneers in the mystery genre, using it to showcase their unique cultures, neighborhoods and realities. Contributors include award-winning writers such as Lucha Corpi, Carolina Garca-Aguilera, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Rolando Hinojosa, Manuel Ramos, and Sergio Troncoso, as well as emerging writers who deserve more recognition.<
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