On Sale: Sep 15, 2008
Page Count: 512 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13: 9780446542821

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Urban lit meets classic noir in this “absolutely sensational” debut thriller from a major new voice in crime fiction (Teri Woods).

As a child, Eddie Santiago grew up on the mean streets of his Puerto Rican neighborhood in Chicago, where he witnessed his father’s murder. Now in his thirties, after serving ten years in a state penitentiary, Eddie is coming home.

With prison behind him, Eddie plans to seek refuge in Miami Beach. But new trouble begins when Eddie and his old friend/gangster Little Tony are pulled over by two cops, who rob Eddie of his money belt, which contains his life savings. Convinced it was a set-up, Eddie is determined to recover what is rightfully his, all the while trying to reform his childhood friend.

Along the way, Eddie falls for a Mexican beauty with a past she is trying to escape. But his romance is almost cut short when he is dragged into a drug war, becomes a murder suspect, and is forced to participate in an ill-conceived casino heist.

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"This book is the truth, the truth about getting out of prison and trying to turn your life around. Your best friends become your biggest problems, and your old enemies do all they can to do you in. Eddie Santiago was between a rock and a hard place, but he managed to make it through. Unpredictable, with non-stop action, this is one of the most satisfying books I've ever read. Daniel wrote about the drugs, the sex and senseless-violence in an honest and new way. Congratulations Daniel Serrano... You earned that buck like a mutha...."
Felicia Snoop Pearson, author of GRACE AFTER MIDNIGHT
"Gunmetal Black is gritty and urgent from the first word until the last. Wow!"
--Victor McGlothin National Best Seller
"Here's proof that street lit is not limited to African American characters or readers. Debut novelist Serrano adds a Latino flavor to the genre with this intricate, Spanish-slang-laced story about a Puerto Rican parolee's journey from jail cell to Chicago's rough streets as he encounters betrayal, police corruption, casual sex, and stunning violence. The tense plot will grip readers, who will clamor for Serrano's next work. For street lit collections and collections serving Hispanic populations."
Rollie Welch, LibraryJournal.com
"A complex yet simple, edgy yet smooth, 3D work of art that reads like a classic movie. Daniel Serrano, the craft master, truly has a way with words!"
Pynk, author of Erotic City
"Absolutely sensational!"
Teri Woods, New York Times Bestselling Author of True to the Game

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Daniel Serrano

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Daniel Serrano was born and raised by his mother in the tough streets of New York and Chicago. The eldest of three boys, Serrano witnessed gangs, crime, drugs, poverty, and even murder, as his family lived the urban Latino struggle. After drifting through menial jobs for years, he enrolled in the Weekend Program at Shimer College and studied the classics.

Serrano went on to earn a law degree from St. John’s University. As an attorney, he has spent the bulk of his career advising politicians and alleged criminals. Daniel lives in New York City with his family and is currently at work on his next book.

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