Cordero
Eric Weiss
Type: ARC
Genre: Historical fiction, thriller, crime fiction/noir
Word count: 34,000
Warnings: Graphic violence, swearing
April 1980. A bank robbery is coming to Cordero, California. Tony Gonzalez never planned on getting involved—but his younger brother already is. As helicopters close in and loyalties fracture, Tony must choose between walking away or going down with him. A lean, atmospheric California noir inspired in part by the Norco bank robbery.
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April 1980. In the small California town of Cordero, tensions are rising. Jobs are disappearing, the Iran hostage crisis dominates the television, and a group of restless young men are planning something big.
Tony Gonzalez never wanted any part of it. But his younger brother Joey is already tied to Nate McKernan’s increasingly dangerous crew, and walking away may no longer be possible.
What begins as a bank robbery spirals into helicopters, roadblocks, violence, and a relentless manhunt through the San Bernardino National Forest.
As loyalties fracture and the town closes in around them, Tony must decide how far he’s willing to go for family.
Cordero: A California Noir is a lean, atmospheric crime novel inspired in part by the 1980 Norco bank robbery.
Eric Weiss is a screenwriter and author living in California. His AFI thesis script became the feature film Wicked, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He also co-wrote the films Bongwater and Buffalo Soldiers. Cordero is his debut novel.
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