Curse the Names Paperback by Robert Arellano

Product Details

• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd. (2012-01-03)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 200 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781617750304
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Robert Arellano, author of the Edgar-nominated crime novel Havana Lunar, returns with another spine-tingling noir from Akashic Books.

“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

High on a mesa in the mountains of New Mexico, a small town hides a dreadful secret. On a morning very soon there will be an accident that triggers a terrible chain reaction, and the world we know will be wiped out.

James Oberhelm, a reporter at Los Alamos National Laboratory, already sees the devastation, like the skin torn off a moment that is yet to be. 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 high away in the Sangre de Cristo mountains whose dark history entwines them all.

A massive bomb is ticking beneath the sands of the Southwest, and time is running out to send a warning. James has to find a way to pass along the message—even if it ruins him.

About the Author

ROBERT ARELLANO is the award-winning author of six novels including Curse the Names; Fast Eddie, King of the Bees; and Don Dimaio of La Plata. His nonfiction title Friki: Rock and Rebellion in the Cuban Revolution, was released in 2018. He lives in Oregon. His latest novel, Havana Libre, is the standalone sequel to his Edgar-nominated Havana Lunar.