Brown-on-Brown: A Luis Mntez Mystery [Hardcover]

Manuel Ramos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

Brown-On-Brown marks the return of Manuel Ramos's character, Luis M?ntez. A Denver defense attorney who is always just one step ahead of his creditors and not too particular about the cases he takes on, M?ntez's next client is Dominic Santos. Santos has been charged with torching the property of a powerful Anglo San Luis Valley rancher and causing the death of a hired hand.

The backdrop of Brown-On-Brown is the ever-present Chicano/Anglo disputes over water rights in Colorado's San Luis Valley. Ramos effectively provides the Chicano perspective on water and land disputes while guiding the reader through a maze of multiple murders.

For more information on Manuel Ramos, visit his web site at www.manuelramos.com

Editorial Reviews

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Ramos lays on the traditional hard-boiled angst as well as anybody. -- Washington Post

Ramos succeeds brilliantly in marrying style and substance. -- Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

Brown-On-Brown marks the return of Luis Móntez, a Denver defense attorney who, in this edition, has been hired to defend Dominic Santos, charged with arson and manslaughter.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826331696
• ISBN-13: 978-0826331694
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,195,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A riveting story blending social issues and mystery, December 11, 2003

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This review is from: Brown-on-Brown: A Luis Mntez Mystery (Hardcover)

Denver defense attorney Luis is hired by a wealthy land-owner and rancher to defend his son, arrested on felony arson and murder charges, and also finds his case lies at the heart of water wars where private landowners go up against big water companies. When the son is killed in a jail riot, the plot thickens with unpredictable twists and turns in Brown-on-Brown, a riveting story blending social issues and mystery.