Contents

FRONT COVER IMAGE

A PREVIEW OF BOOGIE DOWN

AUTHOR’S NOTE

PART I: WINDY CITY SHAKEDOWN

CHAPTER 01: MONEY AIN’T A THANG

CHAPTER 02: SAGITTARIUS (DEEP INSIDE)

CHAPTER 03: JURISDICTION

CHAPTER 04: MAESTRO (THAT LATIN STRUT)

PART II: MOTIVES

CHAPTER 05: SEPARATE WAYS (WORLDS APART)

CHAPTER 06: BEHOLD THIS GOLDEN CHARIOT

CHAPTER 07: LOVE TUMBLES DOWN

CHAPTER 08: TUMBANDO CAÑA

CHAPTER 09: SLINGSHOT

CHAPTER 10: WORKING-CLASS DOGS

CHAPTER 11: THE 1980s

CHAPTER 12: SNAKEBITE

PART III: INTERLUDE: AZTEC GOLD

CHAPTER 13: A TIGHT RED DRESS

CHAPTER 14: MARGARITAS (WITH SALT)

CHAPTER 15: LOVE’S LABOR

CHAPTER 16: DAWN OF THE GILDED AGE

CHAPTER 17: PORTRAIT

CHAPTER 18: PRIME RIB

CHAPTER 19: FLING

CHAPTER 20: AUTUMN LEAVES

CHAPTER 21: AFTERGLOW

CHAPTER 22: NURSERY RHYME

CHAPTER 23: CONFESSION

CHAPTER 24: THE COLD, HARD ONES

PART IV: GALLERY OF ENDANGERED SPECIES

CHAPTER 25: THE MOURNING AFTER

CHAPTER 26: BACKSLIDE

CHAPTER 27: CONFUSION’S MASTERPIECE

PART V: NIGHTFALL

CHAPTER 28: THE FOURTH MAN

CHAPTER 29: SLOW DANCE

CHAPTER 30: TODO TIENE SU FINAL

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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