Richie Narvaez Books in Order

Richie Narvaez gathers crime stories about outsiders navigating danger and disappointment, from a Brooklyn numbers runner to a detective seeking a missing teenager. Other tales introduce body-swapping killers and android lovers, mixing hard-boiled conflicts with speculative dark humor.

As a killer targets Williamsburg hipsters, Brooklyn detectives search for suspects amid gentrification and neighborhood tensions. Reporter Tony Moran and his ex-girlfriend investigate a woman's disappearance, bringing their separate inquiry closer to the unfolding violence.

In 1979 Brooklyn, high-school student Holly Hernandez investigates a teacher's murder but wrongly accuses her academic rival, Xander Herrera. Both teenagers then pursue the real killer, turning their rivalry into parallel efforts to uncover the truth.

Thirteen noir stories follow Latinx characters caught in schemes, disappointment, and desperate choices across cities and communities. An unwilling assassin, an ambitious con man, and a superhero seeking escape reveal the hazards facing people with little room to fall.

Agents of an unusual detective agency investigate cases involving haunted places, zombies, androids, and a husband transformed into the moon. These interconnected stories combine personal mysteries with supernatural problems, tracing consequences that reach beyond any single investigation.