A down-on-his-luck guy reluctantly helps an old high school friend who is getting blackmailed--but when the old friend turns up dead, things quickly go from bad to worse in Desperado: A Mile High Noir by Manuel Ramos.
Ramos hits all of the right genre beats, including a can't-win-for-losing protagonist, but adds interest by setting the story in the center of Latino culture in a gentrifying Denver.
I would recommend this novel to any noir fans, especially readers who want to hear from a different voice in the genre.
This was a surprise gift from the Seattle Mystery Bookshop on a recent visit to Seattle. I bought The Tokyo Zodiac Murders there and was given a brown paper-wrapped package as a "Mystery Date" for my purchase. It was a welcome surprise.
Ramos hits all of the right genre beats, including a can't-win-for-losing protagonist, but adds interest by setting the story in the center of Latino culture in a gentrifying Denver.
I would recommend this novel to any noir fans, especially readers who want to hear from a different voice in the genre.
This was a surprise gift from the Seattle Mystery Bookshop on a recent visit to Seattle. I bought The Tokyo Zodiac Murders there and was given a brown paper-wrapped package as a "Mystery Date" for my purchase. It was a welcome surprise.
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