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Luis Montez #3
The Last Client of Luis Montez
The streets in the Mile High City are still a mess following the blizzard that blew through recently, but attorney Luis Montez happily agrees to meet his client’s attractive sister. Lisa Esch—and her extremely well-to-do parents—are pleased with his efforts, and she wants to thank him for helping her problematic brother Jimmy, an addict with a penchant for trouble.
Montez is feeling good about the case too; the judge has recently granted his motion to suppress evidence in the traffic stop that led to Jimmy being charged with possession of a controlled substance. But after Montez spends a night with Lisa, his case goes south fast. The detective who arrested Jimmy Esch dies under mysterious circumstances; Jimmy is found dead, beaten to a pulp; and Lisa has disappeared, with Montez the last to see her. The cops believe he was in on a scheme with the dead lawman, and the lawyer suddenly finds himself in jail. A conviction for bribery—not to mention murder—would mean disbarment and the end of his legal career!
As Montez struggles to prove his innocence, he must deal with several personal problems, including the hospitalization of his ailing father and the recent breakup with his girlfriend. The third installment in Ramos’ Luis Montez Mystery series of five novels leads readers on a breathless chase through Colorado and west to California as the activist and attorney finds himself running from the law, desperate to figure out who set him up to take the fall for murder!
“Ramos's finely crafted tales contribute a welcome Hispanic voice to the mystery genre.”—Publishers Weekly on The Last Client of Luis Montez
“Ramos tells a gripping story with panache and humor, offering an inventive plot, a cast of appealingly oddball characters, and a refreshing and likable hero.”—Booklist on The Last Client of Luis Montez
Montez is feeling good about the case too; the judge has recently granted his motion to suppress evidence in the traffic stop that led to Jimmy being charged with possession of a controlled substance. But after Montez spends a night with Lisa, his case goes south fast. The detective who arrested Jimmy Esch dies under mysterious circumstances; Jimmy is found dead, beaten to a pulp; and Lisa has disappeared, with Montez the last to see her. The cops believe he was in on a scheme with the dead lawman, and the lawyer suddenly finds himself in jail. A conviction for bribery—not to mention murder—would mean disbarment and the end of his legal career!
As Montez struggles to prove his innocence, he must deal with several personal problems, including the hospitalization of his ailing father and the recent breakup with his girlfriend. The third installment in Ramos’ Luis Montez Mystery series of five novels leads readers on a breathless chase through Colorado and west to California as the activist and attorney finds himself running from the law, desperate to figure out who set him up to take the fall for murder!
“Ramos's finely crafted tales contribute a welcome Hispanic voice to the mystery genre.”—Publishers Weekly on The Last Client of Luis Montez
“Ramos tells a gripping story with panache and humor, offering an inventive plot, a cast of appealingly oddball characters, and a refreshing and likable hero.”—Booklist on The Last Client of Luis Montez
207 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 1996
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About the author
Manuel Ramos
50 books42 followersManuel Ramos, a retired lawyer, is the author of eight published novels, five of which feature Denver lawyer Luis Móntez. For his professional and community service he has received the Colorado Bar Association’s Jacob V. Schaetzel Award, the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association’s Chris Miranda Award, the Spirit of Tlatelolco Award, and others. His fiction has garnered the Colorado Book Award, the Chicano/Latino Literary Award, the Top Hand Award from the Colorado Authors League, and three Honorable Mentions from the Latino International Book Awards. The Móntez series debuted with The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz (1993), a finalist for the Edgar® award from the Mystery Writers of America. His published works include the mainstream novel King of the Chicanos (2010), several short stories, poems, non-fiction articles and a handbook on Colorado landlord-tenant law, now in a sixth edition. He is a co-founder of and regular contributor to La Bloga (www.labloga.blogspot.com), an award-winning Internet magazine devoted to Latino literature, culture, news, and opinion. His latest novel, Desperado: A Mile High Noir, was published by Arte Público Press in March, 2013, and won the Colorado Book Award in the Mystery category.
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October 27, 2017
For coming into this without having read the first two books in the series, I got into this book surprisingly fast. It's so vivid and detailed, but that detail is all integral and there is nothing there for merely the purposes of orientation. The prose is tight and clean, just like the story. Good stuff.
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