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Willy Bodega is the undisputed king of Spanish Harlem. He uses his influence to give residents the means to succeed—paying tuition, funding small businesses—while quietly maintaining a lucrative drug operation. When Chino, a bright young man with aspirations, asks Bodega for a favor, he is drawn into a world of street‑smart idealism, switchblade tempers, underhanded morality and deadly violence. The story follows Chino’s rapid descent into the dangerous depths of New York City’s criminal underbelly.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Ernesto Quiñonez
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