“Violent… a sobering dose of life, friendship, loyalty, and betrayal that will leave readers hanging on every word.”
—Upscale magazine
“Serrano delivers… he writes with style and power… a surprisingly lyrical book filled with graceful sentences and potent imagery. The dialogue snaps realistically and fast… Just as important is Serrano’s success in plotting… Serrano’s story does what all the fine crime novels do—place a choice in the hands of a man who may or may not be corrupted… a crime novel that is traditional and new… a page-turner.”
“If Elmore Leonard were Nuyorican, this is the novel he would write.”
“A complex yet simple, edgy yet smooth, 3-D work of art that reads like a classic movie. Daniel Serrano, the craft master, truly has a way with words!”
—Pynk, author of Sixty-Nine
“Gritty and urgent from the first word until the last. Wow!”
—Victor McGlothin,
Essence bestselling author
“Unpredictable, with nonstop action… one of the most satisfying books I’ve ever read… this book is the truth. . . [Serrano] wrote about the drugs, the sex, and the senseless violence in an honest and new way.”
—Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, HBO’s The Wire
“Vivid urban noir… Whether Eddie has enough decency and perseverance… is just one of the questions Serrano expertly sets up. A dose of unsentimental romance helps Eddie along and puts Serrano in the same class as young noir-meisters Charlie Huston and Jason Starr.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Filled with colorful characters, graphic bloody details, salsa flavor, and Hispanic history… Hold on to your seats as you travel through time, listening to old-school music, falling in love, and fighting the masses and trying to maintain your composure… [for] readers who are interested in history, passion, and, of course, violence.”
—APOOO Book Review
“John Grisham meets Teri Woods… You are in for a treat… The novel is deeply cultural, filled with action and unpredictability.”
—14K Black Book Club