Curse The Names

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High on a mesa in the mountains of New Mexico, a small town hides a dreadful secret. One morning very soon, there will be an accident that triggers a terrible chain reaction and the Earth will be wiped out. James Oberhelm, a reporter at Los Alamos National Laboratory, already sees the devastation. He believes he can prevent an apocalypse, but first James must escape the devices of a sensuous young blood tech, a lecherous old hippie, a predator in a waking nightmare and a forsaken adobe house in the Sangre de Cristo mountains with a dark history.

Reviews

"In this unsettling mix of noir and paranormal obsession . . . Arellano displays a sly, Hitchcockian touch."
--"Publishers Weekly"

"Arellano pulls off the not-inconsiderable feat of making the disintegration of his hero more compelling than the end of the world as we know it."
--"Kirkus Reviews"

"Arellano's taut prose [is] a trip into the mind of a man on the edge of delirium, piecing together a puzzle at the expense of his marriage and his sanity."
--"AARP"

"Dr. Mano Rodriguez is caught up in intrigue in this thoughtful, lushly detailed neo-noir . . . Much Spanish dialogue, with prompts in English on more difficult words, deepens the sense of locale."
--"Publishers Weekly" on "Havana Lunar"

"A sad, surreal, beautiful tour of the hell that was Cuba in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The writing is hypnotic, the storytelling superb. "Havana Lunar" is perfect."
--Tim McLoughlin, author of "Heart of the Old Country, " editor of "Brooklyn Noir" on "Havana Lunar"

"Arellano engages the reader immediately by quickly developing his characters into unique individuals, both good and bad . . . "Havana Lunar" is not bashful in its presentation of Cuba and its seamy side: Arellano is savvy and able to show caring families while also introducing the reader to the grittier side . . . The detail is impressive . . . Arellano is masterful, weaving both the physical and emotional into a story everyone can relate to i

Author Bio

Robert Arellano is the author of the Edgar-nominated noir Havana Lunar and two earlier novels, all published by Akashic Books. Writing as Eddy Arellano, he collaborated with three artists on the graphic novel Dead in Desemboque from Soft Skull Press, and as Bobby Rabyd he created the Web's first interactive novel, Sunshine '69. He lived for seven years in the small mountain town of Dixon, New Mexico, and he now teaches in the College of Arts & Sciences at Southern Oregon University.