“I think crime fiction is one of the most resilient and flexible means to tell a story,” says Alex Segura, author of a series of hardboiled detective stories starring PI Pete Fernandez. “It allows you to touch on social issues, on the inner quests and struggles we all face, and spin a compelling yarn at the same time. Especially now, with all the uncertainty we’re facing politically, the hardboiled PI – whose primary function is to ask the tough questions and press forward against stronger forces that don’t want their secrets uncovered – and the crime genre are all the more essential,” Segura says. “The PI will always be struggling to find answers to questions that people want to bury. That’s always interesting, and sadly, very relevant now.”
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