Blood in the Cut

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Iggy Guerra returns home from prison to find his beloved mother dead and buried, his father Armando a beer-soaked mess, and the Miami butcher shop that has been in their family for generations about to be gentrified into bankruptcy. When Iggy's mistakes plunged his family into debt, his heartbroken and furious father got in too deep with a group of suspected poachers who are forcing him to use the shop for their illegal operations. But if Iggy will do some work for them, tracking down an animal rights investigator in the swamps of the Everglades, maybe they'll let his old man off the hook. Only the activist might not be the only body they're looking to bury. Sharp as a butcher knife gleaming in the Miami sun, Blood in the Cut is a story of fathers and sons, bloody conflict, fast cars, community, and the lines a family will and won't cross to survive. From the Miami streets behind the glitz to the untamable, deadly Everglades, Iggy will revel in the beauty and the danger of the place he calls home as he tries to save his family-without losing himself forever.

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Publishers Weekly's Best Books of Summer
Publishers Weekly starred review

"A standout debut. . . He enhances the action with indelible descriptions of the Florida setting that underline the state's intoxicating blend of beauty and danger. S.A. Cosby fans, take note: this jagged Southern neo-noir is not to be missed."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Heat practically radiates off the page. . . With indelible descriptions of its Miami setting and a three-dimensional look at life in the city's Little Havana neighborhood, this hard-nosed thriller heralds the arrival of a major new talent."
--Publishers Weekly, Best Mystery/Thriller Books of Summer

"Alejandro Nodarse's Blood in the Cut brings to vivid life a Cuban-American world that has been invisible in literature--until now. A place of illegal hunters and deadly swamps, of competing allegiances and the violences at the brutal heart of exile. Mr. Nodarse writes with rare insight, sensitivity, and beauty. An extraordinary debut!"
--Cristina Garca, author of Dreaming in Cuban, a finalist for the National Book Award

"Blood in The Cut brims with dangerous energy in the face of existential entropy. Alejandro Nodarse creates an immediately relatable scenario with a young man returning from prison then turns the whole narrative on its head in the best ways. A fantastic story."
--S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed

"Vivid, beautiful, raw and thrilling. Blood In The Cut is richly drawn, haunting and authentic. I loved it."
--Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End

"Dark drama of a family in turmoil. . . A well-written and absorbing debut novel from an author worth watching."
--Deadly Pleasures

"Set in the Everglades, Nodarse's debut has a rich sense of place, with descriptions of the lush landscape, crocodile encounters, and tropical weather giving readers a vivid mind's-eye viewpoint. . . For readers who like their thrillers literary and atmospheric."
--Booklist

"Blood in the Cut is a gripping crime novel that starkly contrasts the tropical backdrop of South Florida with the darkest elements of great noir. Alejandro Nodarse is a true rising star."
--Alex Segura, bestselling author of Secret Identity and the Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series

"Set in the Florida everglades where people disappear without a trace and alligators act as clean-up men, Alejandro Nodarse's Blood in the Cut is an intense and unflinching look at both the best and the worst of human nature; a harrowing, compelling, insightful, and deeply moving exploration of justice versus vengeance and the ephemeral nature of second chances. A stunning new voice in crime fiction, I predict we'll be reading Nodarse for a very long time."
--Karen Dionne, #1 international bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter and The Wicked Sister

"Cinematic and immersive, with true emotional heft, Blood in the Cut is a ferocious examination of family wounds and loyalty, of second chances scraped from the maw of a dangerous wilderness. Alejandro Nodarse has crafted a novel the way one rebuilds a classic muscle car: one propulsive piece at a time until it flies. I'll hold the Guerra family in my heart for a very long time."
--Katie Gutierrez, bestselling author of More Than You'll Ever Know

Author Bio

Alejandro Nodarse holds an MFA from the University of Miami and is an alum of Las Dos Brujas Writers Conference and a former staff member of the VONA Writers Conference. Blood in the Cut is his debut novel.