{"product_id":"the-devils-mambo-9780758217103","title":"The Devil's Mambo","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Have you ever wondered, Mister Esperanza, about the nature of evil. . .?\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e Nicholas Esperanza couldn't believe his luck. A winning $30 million lotto ticket took him out of NYPD Homicide and bought him Sue o Latino, a popular salsa club on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Dancing, drinking, partying, women--every day was a good day. The nights with his girlfriend, Legs, are even hotter. But now, Legs needs Esperanza to do her a solid: find her missing 14-year-old niece, Alina. With that, Esperanza's luck is about to change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Before he knows it, Esperanza's plunged into a dangerous sexual underground of S\u0026amp;M clubs, fetishists, pornography, and murder. Anything can be bought and sold, especially innocence. The most beautiful faces mask the most vicious predators. As the quest gets more personal, and the lines between good and evil blur, Esperanza spirals into the darkest recesses of his soul, to places he never wanted to see. He's in so deep that turning back is not an option. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Mambo, \u003c\/i\u003eJerry A. Rodriguez delivers a gritty, wholly original urban noir--an adrenaline-charged, erotic thriller that's as twisted as it is addictive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Follow Nick Esperanza on his descent into the artfully portrayed dark and. . .seamy underbelly of the big, bad city.\" --Gary Phillips, \u003ci\u003eBangers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A wild ride on the wild side. Rodriguez pulls no punches.\" --Rick Mofina, \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Hour\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The Devil's Mambo \u003c\/i\u003eis dark, bad and gave me a case of the serious creeps. Heavy, tough stuff but also unputdownable. Rodriguez is working mean streets that haven't been worked before. He's the real thing. Dig this book.\" --Robert Ward, author of \"Four Kinds of Rain.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJerry A. Rodriguez\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer-director who has staged dozens of plays Off Broadway and has conducted film-making workshops for such places as the Film Society of Lincoln Center. He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed short film, \u003ci\u003eEl Deseo, \u003c\/i\u003e which was heralded by the Village Voice as \"a Sydney Lumet-like gangster saga that revels in the beauty of the Puerto Rican visage.\" Jerry directed \u003ci\u003eProblems of the World Today\u003c\/i\u003e for Warner\/Elektra, one of the very first Hip Hop videos to premiere on national television by the first rap group to be signed to a major record label. His writing will be featured in the upcoming short story anthologies, \u003ci\u003eThe Darker Mask \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBronx Biannaul II.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry A. Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.54w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780758217103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/14\/2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40121814581363,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e80ade28-8e5d-4248-95d5-63ab2d583146.jpg?v=1653748029","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-devils-mambo-9780758217103","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}