UNDER THE SKIN
by James Carlos Blake
U.S. Publisher: William Morrow (February 2003)
James Carlos Blake’s latest tough-skinned novel is a 1930’s crime saga with roots on both sides of
the Rio Grande. UNDER THE SKIN is the tale of Jimmy Youngblood, bastard son of an infamous Mexican
revolutionary and now bodyguard to gangster brothers Rose and Sam Maceo, unofficial rulers of “the
free State of Galveston,” where every illicit pleasure can be had for the right price. As the
story ranges from steamy Galveston to the brutal Mexican desert, Jimmy’s violent life takes its
most fearsome turn yet when he falls for the young wife of an aging but powerful and vengeful
Mexican warlord.
Triumphantly surpassing his acclaimed earlier works, this engrossing, fearless, and superbly styled
tale is a sweeping narrative of violence, ill-fated love, and a tragic family legacy, told with
Blake’s signature mix of brutality and beauty.
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