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  | | Desperado(1st Edition) A Mile High Noir by Manuel Ramos Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2013 by Arte Publico Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-770-4, ISBN: 1-55885-770-2 "Gus Corral can't quite believe it when an old high school buddy he hasn't seen in years asks him for help. Artie Baca looks as cool as ever; the hippest guy in high school now looks like a GQ cover boy, Chicano style. And like always, Artie has women problems, even though he's married. He's being blackmailed because of an imprudent fling-caught on video, of course. Artie has a prosperous real estate business and can afford to pay off th ..." |
 | | My Bad A Mile High Noir by Manuel Ramos Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2016 by Arte Publico Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-833-6, ISBN: 1-55885-833-4 "Ex-con Gus Corral is fresh out of jail and intent on keeping his nose clean. He's living in his sister's basement, which he shares with a cat or two, Corrine's CDs and their father's record collection. The blues music in particular strikes a chord, matching the way he feels about his current state.Things start to look up when Gus gets a job working as an investigator for his attorney, Luis Montez. An activist in the Chicano Movement of ..." |
 | | Blues for the Buffalo(Reprint) (Latino Voices/Vidas) by Manuel Ramos, Ilan Stavans, John Straley Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 2004 by Northwestern University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-2096-9, ISBN: 0-8101-2096-8 "A beautiful would-be novelist spells trouble for crime-solving attorney Luis Montez The sun, the sand, a young beauty named Rachel in a white bikini - there's no better way to recover from the aches and pains of your latest case. At least that's what attorney and part-time detective Luis Montez thinks until the woman gives him the manuscript of her novel and vanishes. Montez just wants to rebuild his Denver practice, but an aggressive y ..." |
 | | Brown-on-Brown(1st Edition) A Luis Mόntez Mystery by Manuel Ramos Hardcover, 188 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of New Mexico Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-3169-4, ISBN: 0-8263-3169-6 "Brown-On-Brown marks the return of Manuel Ramos's character, Luis M?ntez. A Denver defense attorney who is always just one step ahead of his creditors and not too particular about the cases he takes on, M?ntez's next client is Dominic Santos. Santos has been charged with torching the property of a powerful Anglo San Luis Valley rancher and causing the death of a hired hand. The backdrop of Brown-On-Brown is the ever-present Chicano/Angl ..." |
 | | Angels in the Wind (Paperback) by Manuel Ramos Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2021 by Not Avail, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-920-3, ISBN: 1-55885-920-9 ""Felon-turned-PI Gus Corral returns in another fast-paced mystery as he searches for a young runaway and finds more than he bargained for when human traffickers try to put an end to his case."--Provided by publisher." |
 | | The Skull of Pancho Villa and Other Stories(1st Edition) by Manuel Ramos Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2015 by Arte Publico Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-808-4, ISBN: 1-55885-808-3 "Legend has it that Pancho Villa s grave was robbed and his head stolen in 1926. A gringo is credited with the theft, but Gus Corral s great-grandfather was there too. As often happens to Chicanos, his role was given short shrift. But the Corral family has taken care of the skull for as long as Gus can remember. It s a jolt when Panchito is stolen from his sister s house. It s the only connection to the old-timers of the family, so Gus k ..." |
 | | The Golden Havana Night A Sherlock Homie Mystery by Manuel Ramos Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2018 by Arte Publico Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-867-1, ISBN: 1-55885-867-9 "Ex-con Gus Corral is at peace with his new life as a private investigator. He's good at his job, even if he's mostly a delivery man or a go-for guy trying to expose or protect someone else's secrets.An unexpected visit by Joaquín Kino Machaco, the Colorado Rockies' all-star center fielder who defected from Cuba as a teen, disrupts his routine. The famous ballplayer needs help: His brother has a gambling problem and owes a lot of money t ..." |
 | | King of the Chicanos(1st Edition) by Manuel Ramos Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2010 by Wings Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-916727-64-2, ISBN: 0-916727-64-5 "Both heroic and tragic, this novel captures the spirit, energy, and imagination of the 1960s' Chicano movementa massive and intense struggle across a broad spectrum of political and cultural issuesthrough the passionate story of the King of the Chicanos, Ramón Hidalgo. From his very humble beginnings through the tumultuous decades of being a migrant farm worker, door-to-door salesman, prison inmate, political hack, and radical activis ..." |
 | | The Last Client of Luis Montez (Latino Voices/Vidas) by Manuel Ramos, Ilan Stavans, Marianne Wesson Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 2004 by Northwestern University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-2097-6, ISBN: 0-8101-2097-6 "Hard-luck attorney Luis Montez has hit the big-time at last. He's successfully defended Jimmy Esch, the good-for-nothing son of a powerful Denver family. No small bonus, Jimmy's attractive sister Lisa is, as the saying goes, appreciative. It's enough to make a man quit moping about a lost love.What a difference a day makes. Inside of twenty-four hours, a cop rumored to have received bribes from Montez takes a header off a mountain, Jimm ..." |
 | | The Ballad of Gato Guerrero(1st Edition) (Latino Voices) by Manuel Ramos, Alfredo Vea, Ilan Stavans Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2003 by Northwestern University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-2091-4, ISBN: 0-8101-2091-7 "Luis Montez-Denver attorney and part-time detective-has been getting his career and his life together. So how did he end up in a ditch, his car twisted and smoking nearby, a gun-wielding giant in a cowboy hat coming toward him?The answer: his friend, Felix "Gato" Guerrero.Trouble has always followed the larger-than-life Felix the Cat. Now it has jumped all over him. His girlfriend is the wife of a ruthless local crime lord and in spite ..." |
 | | The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz(1st Edition) by Manuel Ramos, Ilan Stavans, Gary Phillips Paperback, 201 Pages, Published 2003 by Northwestern University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-2090-7, ISBN: 0-8101-2090-9 "This debut novel in the acclaimed Luis Montez series introduced a hero unique in detective fiction: a world-weary middle-aged lawyer steeped in the politics, history, and culture of the golden age of Chicano activism.Twenty years ago, a gang attacked four Chicano student activists and shot down their leader, Rocky Ruiz. Now the survivors, Montez's former compatriots in the movement, are in danger. One is killed, another beaten, and a th ..." |
 | | The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz(Reprint) by Manuel Ramos, Roy Trakin Paperback, 201 Pages, Published 1995 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-0-312-95569-4, ISBN: 0-312-95569-3 "Nearing the end of his rope, middle-aged attorney Luis Montez, a former Chicano activist, encounters a beautiful Latina lawyer from his past and is reminded of the murder of his friend, the head of the Chicano student movement. Reprint." |
 | | Moony's Road to Hell(1st Edition) by Manuel Ramos Hardcover, 205 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of New Mexico Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-2949-3, ISBN: 0-8263-2949-7 "It all starts with the murder of INS agent Kiko Vigil, shot by an unknown gunman in a Larimer Street bar in Denver where he was drinking with the wife of Elias Garza, a major smuggler of illegal immigrants. Private investigator Danny Mora, known to his oldest friends as Moony, is hired by a colleague of Vigil�s to look into the shooting. Did Vigil make the fatal error of sleeping with Garza�s beautiful wife, or is that just a cover ..." |
 | | Blues for the Buffalo(1st Edition) A Luis Montez Mystery by Manuel Ramos Hardcover, 215 Pages, Published 1997 by St Martins Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-312-15480-6, ISBN: 0-312-15480-1 "When Conrad Valdez is hired to locate the missing Rachel Espinoza he opens the investigation with a visit to one of the last people the missing girl spoke to--Denver attorney Luis Montez--only to find that Rachel's novel-in-progress has been stolen from Montez's desk" |
 | | The Last Client of Luis Montez(1st Edition) by Manuel Ramos Hardcover, 194 Pages, Published 1996 by St Martins Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-312-13997-1, ISBN: 0-312-13997-7 "Celebrating the successful acquittal of his latest client, Chicano lawyer and former activist Luis Montez is stunned when the client is killed the following day, an event that results in Luis's own arrest for murder." |
 | | The Ballad of Gato Guerrero by Manuel Ramos Paperback, 183 Pages, Published 1996 by St Martins Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-312-95720-9, ISBN: 0-312-95720-3 "Pursuing a major case against the Denver Police Department, attorney Luis Montez attempts to help a friend and is caught between a pair of lovers on the run and a local crime lord with a nasty temper. Reprint. PW." |
 | | Culprits The Heist Was Just the Beginning by Brett Battles, Jessica Kaye, Gary Anthony Haywood, Joe Clifford, Manuel Ramos, David Corbett, Zoë Sharp, Richard Brewer, Gary Phillips Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2018 by Polis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-943818-90-7, ISBN: 1-943818-90-8 "Some stories are all about the crime. These stories are about the maelstrom of what happens after... A hard-bitten crew of professional thieves pull off the score of their lives, coming away with seven million in cash. Like any heist there are some unforeseen complications, and unfortunately they don’t get away without a few bodies dropping. But despite this, they get away with the swag. Seven million. Enough to change their lives, make ..." |
 | | Borderland Noir(1st Edition) Stories & Essays of Love & Death across the Rio Grande by Craig Mcdonald, Ken Bruen, Sam Hawken, James Sallis, Manuel Ramos, Tom Russell, Dave Zeltserman, Martín Solares, Martãn Solares Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2015 by Betimes Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9929674-9-9, ISBN: 0-9929674-9-X "Stories and essays by Ken Bruen, Jim Cornelius, Garnett Elliott, Bradley Mason Hamlin, Sam Hawken, Mike MacLean, Craig McDonald, Manuel Ramos, Steve Rogers, Tom Russell, James Sallis, Martín Solares, John Stickney, Dave Zeltserman. Edited by Craig McDonald Welcome to La Frontera: You’re headed way out west this time, intrepid reader, far past where you’ve dared go before. Your troubled guides along these dusty, bloody stretches of Th ..." |
 | | Ser Padres Gestalticos (Spanish Edition) by Amparo Estevan, Guillermo Feo, Manuel Ramos, Milagros Sanz, Pilar Ocampo, Antonio Sellés, Carmen Vázquez, Gemma García, Harumi Duhanet Odo, Loretta Zaira Cornejo, Toña Sala, Yaro Starak, Evelyn Lowenstern, Ana Cecilia Sáenz, Carmen V·Zquez, Toòa Sala Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2015 by Lulu.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-291-22963-9, ISBN: 1-291-22963-9 "En este libro el lector encontrar· historias genuinas, especiales, emotivas, en definitiva, las experiencias personales de cada autor.El proceso de Ser Padre o Madre, es una etapa en la vida en la que se pone a prueba todo el arsenal de adaptaciÛn ante en las nuevas situaciones y vivencias, ante la pÈrdida de hijos, ante encuentros y desencuentros y las diferentes edades de los mismos, en la creaciÛn de ajustes creativos, en los moment ..." |
 | | Sons of Pan by Victoria Raineri, Antonio Sellés, Amparo Estevan, Carmen Vázquez, Gemma García, Guillermo Feo, Manuel Ramos, Milagros Sanz, Pilar Ocampo, Toña Sala, Yaro Starak, Evelyn Lowenstern, Ana Cecilia Sáenz, Harumi Duhanet Odo, Loretta Zaira Cornejo Published 2012 by Lulu.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-300-37145-8, ISBN: 1-300-37145-5 "Aeolos had been surprised at her efficiency with the bow, stating rather dejectedly that it had taken him years to master hunting with the bow. The bow he had gifted her with now hung over her shoulder, and a quiver of arrows was slung across ..." |
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