El Paso Twilight

It’s not a stretch to call Rick DeMarinis “one of the most talented and versatile writers of mygeneration,” as James Lee Burke does on the jacket of DeMarinis’ new novel, his tenth.DeMarinis has put his UM M.F.A. in creative writing to good use—he also has six short storycollections to his name and a number of awards. His characters are quirky, gritty, odd, andtouching all at once. His new crime thriller is set in the border country between the UnitedStates and Mexico and promises to deliver more classic DeMarinis.