Antonio has recently been
published by 1st Books. It is my pleasure to introduce him to you.
Watch for his books to be available at Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, and
other fine online booksellers.
Or visit 1st Books, for a close-up look.
Or visit 1st Books, for a close-up look.
 The Hunt - Part 1: Echoes in the Dark Hardcover $22.50 Paperback $12.50 eBook $4.95 |
The Hunt... HIV positive Tony De Santos and negative Guy Sutherland want only to live with each other in peace, happiness and love. But their harmony is ruptured when a serial killer who becomes known as The Butcher embarks on a deadly trail through Denver’s homes, streets and parks. The gruesome death toll rises, and so does anxiety and fear in the city’s gay community. Tony and Guy do all they can to protect themselves, yet fate seems eager to cross their path with the killer’s. Enter Detective Sergeant Lorrayne Lobato. Her challenges are many: The Butcher, an overbearing superior officer, a homophobic partner on the force, and keeping her brother, a beloved gay man, out of harm’s way. With Lobato finally on his trail after dead-ends and false leads, the killer closes in on Tony and Guy. And then it happens. In dark, terror-filled hallways of a bathhouse, the lovers and their tormentor meet for the final struggle. When the echoes from the dark cry out, who will be heard? The Butcher? Lobato? Tony and Guy? Or Destiny herself? A portion of the proceeds from this novel is being donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. |
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| The Hunt - Part 2: Winter in July Coming Soon
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The
Hunt...continues For Tony De Santos, life has taken a deadly turn at the hands of a Denver serial killer known as The Butcher. Bitter and hate-filled, he sets out on a seemingly inescapable path to avenge his lover. There are those who would try to save him. Detective Sergeant Lorrayne Lobato has a score herself to settle with The Butcher. And new friend Bobby, a young man in search of love and direction, has a pure affection and willingness to help that asks nothing in return. But in his furious mission to track down The Butcher and minister his own justice, Tony is beyond their reach. Like a winter in July, his heart is frozen to the love and warmth of all who want to help. Mystery and madness build. Who is this Butcher, and why is he on this murderous rampage? Refusing to be denied, Tony tracks him down. But then what? Does vengeance bring a cleansed conscience, or self-destruction as Lobato and Bobby fear? Tony is about to find out. |
\Antonio Marquez was born in Southwestern Colorado, one of twenty-four children with over two hundred fifty nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews. He now resides in Denver.
Being diagnosed with HIV in December of 1999 sealed his determination to help others with this disease. Donating a portion of the proceeds is his way of giving back what has been so graciously given to him.
With only a sixth grade formal education his writing career has spanned over twenty years and several novels. Echoes From The Dark, part 1 of The Hunt first to be published. Look for Winter In July, part 2, the suspenseful conclusion.
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