- Hardcover: 275 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books; 1 edition (17 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031237500X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312375003
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,856,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Chico Santana, the curmudgeonly P. I. with cojones...
21 April 2009
Format:Hardcover
Chinatown Angel breathes fresh life into the private dick genre with Latino sage P. I. Chico Santana.
He's the only sensible guy in a senseless world of delusional wannabes and their sychophants. A. E. Roman has a knack for capturing the Bronx, Manhattan and other aspects of urban New York in a kind of loving, romantic haze that reminded me of what the city used to be like and where it is unfortunately going.
Roman does a nice job of framing Chico's world in a context that makes you want to flip the pages, not just for Chico's comical, Quixotic quips but for the passages which at times grabbed me by the throat & short hairs.
If you liked Get Shorty or even Polanski's Chinatown, you might have a hoot with this guy's Latino Noir.
Roman's Puerto Rican P. I. Santana's incurable nostalgia & quick wit peppered in with colorful cohorts add a distinct feel to this first novel. I dug it, big time.
He's the only sensible guy in a senseless world of delusional wannabes and their sychophants. A. E. Roman has a knack for capturing the Bronx, Manhattan and other aspects of urban New York in a kind of loving, romantic haze that reminded me of what the city used to be like and where it is unfortunately going.
Roman does a nice job of framing Chico's world in a context that makes you want to flip the pages, not just for Chico's comical, Quixotic quips but for the passages which at times grabbed me by the throat & short hairs.
If you liked Get Shorty or even Polanski's Chinatown, you might have a hoot with this guy's Latino Noir.
Roman's Puerto Rican P. I. Santana's incurable nostalgia & quick wit peppered in with colorful cohorts add a distinct feel to this first novel. I dug it, big time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent page turner
13 April 2009
Format:Kindle Edition
I would not usually pick up a mystery book for my own reading pleasure, but when I read "Chinatown Angel" by A. E. Roman from the first page I knew it was going to be a good book. Page after page the story became more and more suspenseful. I fell in love with P.I. Chico Santana's witty, smart comments and his passion for the job at hand. Also, with the ladies. Another reason I loved the book was that setting was the Bronx and NYC. As I was reading...I could picture every location P.I. Santana as he found himself in different situations during his intervention.
I highly recommend this book....I love it so...=)
I highly recommend this book....I love it so...=)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Witty and funny
13 Sep 2009
Format:Hardcover
A witty and funny ride through parts of NYC we rarely read about. A great read and I am looking forward to more of Chico.
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