{"product_id":"9781518502385","title":"Ask a Policeman: A Rafe Buenrostro Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe scene is the Texas-Mexico border. Historically a site of conflict and violence, today it is the dividing line over which the business of drug-smuggling and its attendant mayhem takes place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-worn and wise in middle age, Rafe Buenrostro of the Belken County Homicide Squad is a master detective. When drug-related slayings begin occurring practically in his own backyard, Buenrostro must pierce the mystery of a crime family apparently at war with itself. As cadavers keep turning up on both sides of the Rio Grande, Buenrostro and his corps of bi-cultural sleuths visit the small \u003ci\u003ecantinas\u003c\/i\u003e, houses of ill repute, and expansive ranches of drug lords south of the river. Yet profiting equally from the illicit trade are some seemingly immaculate, well-kept suburban homes on the northern side.  It is in these suburbs that revelations of steamy sex and revenge unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAsk a Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his other novels, Rolando Hinojosa reveals a rich cross-section of life among both the high and low inhabitants of the two nations sharing the Rio Grande Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arte Publico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165373743344,"sku":"9781518502385","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781518502385_p0.jpg?v=1763728752","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781518502385","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}