{"product_id":"2940014277815","title":"Roachkiller and Other Stories","description":"Winner of the 2013 Spinetingler Award for Best Anthology\/Short Story Collection and the 2013 International Latino Book Award for Best eBook\/Fiction!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom R. Narvaez, a board member of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, and exciting new voice in noir . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If there is any justice in the world, [R. Narvaez] should become a giant on the literary noir scene within the next couple of years.” \u003cbr\u003e—Anthony Neil Smith, author of Yellow Medicine, on the story “Roachkiller”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pregnant single mother who becomes a numbers runner in 1970s Brooklyn; an ex-con fighting against insurmountable odds not to kill again; a middle-aged tax lawyer who’s discovered the secret to happiness—at any cost: these are just a few of the hard-luck characters you’ll meet in Roachkiller and Other Stories, the debut collection of short stories from exciting noir writer R. Narvaez. Included are 10 hard-boiled tales, many with a dash of dark humor. Get-rich schemes gone violently awry. A slacker detective far out of his depth. A reformed criminal who can’t get past his killer instincts. The action moves from Brooklyn to Puerto Rico, from the ’70s to the near future, from deadly divorces to homicidal hipsters. Narvaez travels down the dimly lit side streets of noir you’ve never seen before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Kitchen with Johnny Albino \u003cbr\u003eJuracán\u003cbr\u003eRoachkiller\u003cbr\u003eGhostD\u003cbr\u003eSanta’s Little Helper\u003cbr\u003eUnsynchronicity\u003cbr\u003eIbarra Goes Down\u003cbr\u003eWatching the Iguanas\u003cbr\u003eRough Night in Toronto\u003cbr\u003eZinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Juracán” is also available as an ebook single under the title “Hurricane”!","brand":"Beyond the Page Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073916518640,"sku":"2940014277815","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014277815_p0.jpg?v=1763945899","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014277815","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}