Barrio Imbroglio (An Abraxas Hernandez Mystery)

By Daniel Cubias

Abraxas Hernandez is a young, second-generation Latino who lives in East Phister, a Midwestern city that is home to a vast amalgamation of freaks, nutjobs, and social deviants. Abraxas' cousin, Hugo, is murdered, and there are no obvious suspects or motives for the crime. Abraxas' confidante, an ex-girlfriend named Vic, prods him to investigate Hugo's murder. Vic says Abraxas still has connections to the old neighborhood and can get info that the cops can't. Vic, a woman who thinks vodka is a chaser, just wants some excitement in her life. Abraxas wants no part of it. He is under tremendous stress at his job, where he toils away for a failing company and a sociopathic boss. Also, his parents are pressuring him to be the ideal padrino to his little cousin. But Abraxas soon agrees with Vic that the police are never going to find Hugo's killer. So he must balance work and family with a murder investigation. Soon, Abraxas is dragged into a frenzied investigation that takes him from the mean streets to the corridors of power in City Hall to a tequila-fueled pool party that turns deadly. His story is full of violence, vulgarity, and stray jokes about Immanuel Kant.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069250723X
• ISBN13: 9780692507230
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Angry Cherub Publishing
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"