Mambo Peligroso

Patricia Chao is the author of the highly praised novel Monkey King. In this new book, her second work of fiction, readers have a unique opportunity to enter an intriguing and exotic milieu and emerge with an insider's sense of the experience. With its vibrantly drawn characters-and a narrative rhythm born of mambo itself, Mambo Peligroso is an irresistible read-hot-blooded, fast-paced, and written with an intelligence of poetry that are the province of a magnificently gifted writer.