Death in Precinct Puerto Rico: Book Two: A Luis Gonzalo Novel

by Steven Torres

Book Overview

After giving birth to a nine-pound boy, Elena Maldonado calls Luis Gonzalo, the sheriff of Angustias, to beg a lift home from the hospital. Luis's wife, Mari, thinks Elena's home is unsafe - there are too many unstable men in her life. And sure enough, before too long, a dead body is found there.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312289898
• ISBN13: 9780312289898
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Death in Princint Puerto Rico

The book arrived in excellent condition. It also was delivered immediately. Thank you.

gotta read it. were finally on the map

enjoyed reading it very much in fact i've read all four books and find them good till the last drop

Another great read !!!

Just like Elmore Leonard, Torres creates great believable characters that make the story flow. You won't put the book down until you're done, then you'll want to pick up the next part.

Great Book

Another great book by Steven Torres. Just like the first book, it is very hard to put down after you start reading. He keeps you guessing throughout the book and keeps you in suspense to the very end. Very entertaining!!!!

dark and gritty police thriller

Sheriff Luis Gonzalo of the small town of Angustias, Puerto Rico (pop. 9000) spends most of his time dealing with drunken brawls and domestic disputes. Elena Maldonado calls Luis asking for a lift home from the hospital for her and her newborn son, which he agrees to do though he worries about the twosome. Everyone in town knows that her husband is a drunk and a wife beater but Elena insists she can handle the situation.He sends one of his officers to check on her, but the deputy finds Elena stabbed to death on her kitchen floor, her husband sitting on the couch and covered in blood holding the murder weapon. The sheriff thinks he has an open and shut case but then he discovers that Elena was cheating on her husband and planned to divorce him. Somebody tries to enter the Maldonado house that is being guarded by a police officer forcing the sheriff to place the perpetrator on the suspect list. By the time he is finished with the case, he has so many suspects that he has to hold some of them in the local church and the deputy mayor's office.This is a first class police procedural but readers should be warned there is a lot of police brutality contained in this novel. The protagonist is an intelligent man who loves to solve puzzles and as the pieces of the conundrum come together he starts making the right connections. DEATH IN PRECINCT PUERTO RICO is a must read for fans who like a dark and gritty police thriller.Harriet Klausner.Harriet Klausner