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Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez

July 22, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16Bingo: Disco. The book is set in the 1970s, in New York City, has a prominent theme at a discotheque and has the word “disco” in the title. Imagine if Harriet the Spy was a high school girl of Hispanic descent in 70s Brooklyn and you’d have the vibe of this one. There are two stories here, one about Holly and the other about Xander. I don’t want to spoil them but the dueling narratives do not imply an unlikely friendship. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: 1970s, Brooklyn, cbr16bingo, disco, Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, mystery, New York City, Richie Narvaez, Young Adult

Jake's CBR16 Review No:109 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: 1970s, Brooklyn, cbr16bingo, disco, Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, mystery, New York City, Richie Narvaez, Young Adult ·
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Suspense Is Killing

Hipster Death Rattle by Richie Narvaez

A Touch of Death by Charles Williams

September 25, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

I finished two different crime novels over the last couple of days, one written by a  novice, the other by a legend, both really good in their own respective ways. Hipster Death Rattle I’ve become more familiar with north Brooklyn the last couple of months and boy, does Richie Narvaez know ever corner and haunt. A delightful skewering of hipster culture set right in the middle of Williamsburg, Gentrification’s Ground Zero, the book is as much a satire as it is a mystery. Some of […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: A Touch of Death, Brooklyn, Charles Williams, Hipster Death Rattle, mystery, Noir, Richie Narvaez

Jake's CBR12 Review No:150 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: A Touch of Death, Brooklyn, Charles Williams, Hipster Death Rattle, mystery, Noir, Richie Narvaez ·
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