This New York City P.I, CHICO SANTANA, has a mouth on him.

In his novel-length debut, the Puero rican/American gumshoe, recently booted out by his wife, Ramona, takes on a (everybody now) wandering daughter job, only to discover that there's more going on than he first suspected. Seems his client, hot-shot B-movie actor-producer Kirk Atlas, is sleaze incarnate.

But the real star here is Roman's writing -- it's hip, irreverent, and passionate, and well suited to bringing Chico alive, making him, as Booklist put it, "a hip-hop/salsa knight-errant, descendant of Philip Marlowe.

UNDER OATH

• "Chandler fans may not understand every cultural reference, but they’re sure to enjoy a new take on the classic American PI... a hip-hop/salsa knight-errant, descendant of Philip Marlowe."
  -- Thomas Gaughan, Booklist

SHORT STORIES

• "Under the Bridge" (2009, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery)

NOVELS

• Chinatown Angel (2009) ...Buy this book ...Kindle it!

Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.