Pasadena Payback

PASADENA PAYBACK A crime novel Crispín Gomez Diaz runs cash between Pasadena and Nogales to pay off his missing brother's debt. He has family in Los Angeles and in Sinaloa; he does what he's told to keep his family safe.

While Crispín is leaving on his final run for his Pasadena payer, joyriding barrio boys swipe his backpack not knowing that it carries a small fortune hidden among the contents. Crispín has thirty-six hours until his appointment in Nogales. If he shows without the cash he's dead; if he doesn't show, his family is.

Meanwhile, Crispin's undocumented status has become a behind-the-scenes issue in a local political contest. The gardener no one noticed suddenly becomes popular when he needs to remain invisible until he tracks down his backpack.

Dirty debts, raw ambition, and old loyalties collide in this fast-moving tale of honor and payback.