Home Killings: A Romilia Chacon Mystery

by Marcos McPeek Villatoro

Teeming with the shadows of revolution in Central America, the illicit drug trade, and pre-Colombian Myth, this spell-binding detective novel featuring Latin detective offers many new twists to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558853367
• ISBN13: 9781558853362
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Arte Publico Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Interesting character twist

What made this different than the usual murder mystery was the character, Romilia Chacon. Villatoro does a great job in building a character of a young detective, a rookie who has a chip on her shoulder, but nonetheless, can't shake off the values that have been instilled in her by her mother. She is young and in a new place that is both culturally different from her hometown and a challenge for her career. What she lacks in experience is offset by her good insights as she doggedly pursues the crafty drug dealer, who tries to win her over. Because of her youth and naivete, she falters on several levels. Her character is not that of a superwoman, but a human struggling to make the right choices in a bad situtation. The story moves along at a good pace, and has some surprising twists. I can't wait to read the next Romilia Chacon mystery.

a pageturner

Home Killings is a good mystery with some interesting elements. The main character is a Hispanic homicide detective in Nashville. The Spanish language and Hispanic culture add depth to the story. After finishing the book, I wanted to read the next one in the series but I guess I have to wait for the author the write it.