In the Heat Book

Boxer Miles Young thinks heâ??s got one more shot in him before itâ??s time to hang up the gloves for good. He may be the only one who thinks so. The truth is, he enjoys the recognition his career has brought him at home, in the small Latin American country of Belize, and heâ??s worried about how heâ??ll support his daughter once itâ??s over. So when his promoter comes to him with a proposition that includes one last big fight, he listens.Isabelle Gilmore wants Miles to find her daughter, whoâ??s run off with some of her motherâ??s money and her no-good boyfriend. Isabelleâ??s afraid Rianâ??s going to marry the kid, the only son of corrupt ex--police chief Marlon Tablada, and she wants Rian---and the money---found. In return, Miles gets put on a fight card with a $30,000 payday.Heâ??s reluctant, but Isabelle thinks a hometown hero can get people to talk in ways a private investigator canâ??t. Trouble is, before he can find Rian, he learns that thereâ??s much more to Isabelle, her daughter, and Marlon than Isabelle let on.Clearly at home in the world of hardboiled crime writing, debut novelist Ian Vasquez is a bright new talent who infuses In the Heat with a steamy, exotic voice all his own.Read More