Revenge Tango [Paperback]

Jerry A. Rodriguez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2008

Ex-NYPD Homicide detective, multimillion-dollar lottery winner, and Manhattan salsa club owner Nicholas Esperanza is fighting hard to keep it together. Ever since his run-in with Mistress Devona Love - an encounter that shook his manhood to the core - he's been an emotional wreck: convinced Devona is stalking him, his girlfriend Legs is leaving him, and worst of all, that he is slipping into madness.So when the woman who wants him dead kidnaps Legs in exchange for his protection, Esperanza's only choice is to hit the dangerous back streets of Brooklyn and hope that his own mind doesn't pull a double cross. Jamaican drug dealers, Italian mobsters, and Russian gangsters are just a part of the high stakes game. And with time running out, the only way Esperanza's going to win is with fists, bullets, and blood.

Product Details

• Paperback: 243 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758217129
• ISBN-13: 978-0758217127
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,317,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The past will return, August 14, 2008

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This review is from: Revenge Tango (Paperback)

Former detective Nicholas Esperanza is back in Jerry A. Rodriguez's REVENGE TANGO. The evil Devona has returned and she wants something and she will stop at nothing to get it. Esperanza was sure he saw her across the street from him one day, but no one believes him, so basically, he's hunting her on his own. He knows wherever she shows up, trouble begins. Eventually he is able to bring some of his friends into the situation with him, especially when Legs, his girlfriend is kidnapped.

Devona is not only good at subterfuge and murder - she's also a dominatrix and is heavily into the swinger's scene. Esperanza knows this, and is in fact, haunted by how she treated him in the past. He is more than worried about how Legs will fare with this mad woman. His chase takes him deep into the underworld of New York and as the tension builds, everyone, it seems, is out to kill.

Jerry A. Rodriguez has written another thriller that keeps your interest from the very first page. It is filled with hot love scenes, scary fights and a lot of sociopaths. It is a book well worth reading.

Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Follow Up!, September 24, 2010

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Sheba "AVID READER!!!!" (LANCASTER, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revenge Tango (Kindle Edition)

Revenge Tango, the follow-up to Rodriguez's first novel, The Devils Mambo, is a very exciting read. Although there were a couple of scenes that were on the extreme kinky and S&M side, this novel is not nearly as dark as his previous novel but I felt the scenes were necessary to keep with feel of the first novel. All the thrill, suspense and action of the first novel are present in this one as well. I was not disappointed at all with this story. It flowed so smoothly from one scene to the other. I liked the comaraderie between Esparanza and Havelock and Esperanza and Santos which, to me, says alot about Esparanza's overall character. And the love he and Legs share, despite of a few imperfections, is really refreshing. You find yourself hoping they can make it through all their problems. This second novel was great. I actually enjoyed this better than the first novel. I wonder what's next for this writer. I look forward to reading more from him.

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FOLLOW-UP, November 7, 2008

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This review is from: Revenge Tango (Paperback)

I had read Jerry Rodriguez's first book, The Devil's Mambo, and was pleasantly surprised. He managed to combine noir, suspense, erotica and Latin culture, all in one book. What I loved about Revenge Tango was Rodriguez's ability to continue, and develop, his characters and his writing. I found this book was a GREAT FOLLOW-UP!