Lonesome Point
A Mystery
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Publisher Description
Different as they are, the Varela brothers are bound by a decades-old secret surrounding the events of one long-ago night during their childhood back home in their native Belize. Today Patrick is the Miami-Dade County commissioner and a probable candidate for mayor of Miami, while his brother, Leo, a sometime poet and mental health worker, spends more time getting high than anything else. Still, they've both been struggling for years to completely sever their ties to their father, his illegal businesses, and his secrets.
But those years quickly vanish the moment an old friend recently released from prison asks Leo to release a patient from the mental hospital where Leo works. He calls it a favor, but the threat is clear to Leo, Patrick, and---more dangerously---the men with a stake in Patrick's political career. The request sets off a chain of events destined to lay bare once and for all the truth about what happened that night, and maybe even to pit brother against brother in their efforts to finally set things right.
Moody, atmospheric, and evocative, Lonesome Point showcases the distinct and rhythmic voice that makes Ian Vasquez a unique talent among today's crime writers.
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The revelation of a damaging old secret threatens two Florida brothers in Vasquez's dull tale of corruption. Leo Varela ekes out a living as a mental health technician in a Miami hospital, sneaking out for a marijuana break whenever he can and writing poetry on the side. His older brother, Patrick, is a powerful county commissioner in the midst of a cutthroat mayoral campaign. When an old friend approaches Leo about letting a certain patient "disappear" from the psych ward, Leo doesn't want to get involved. But it soon becomes clear that he doesn't have a choice, since the men behind the request know the long-held secret Leo and Patrick have kept concerning the violent death of a prominent man in their native Belize. Now Leo's life is in danger, and he starts to wonder how far Patrick will go to protect his political career. Vasquez (In the Heat) starts off strong, but soon stumbles with stilted dialogue and a paper-thin plot. The ending is neither surprising nor satisfying.
