Nicolas Ferraro

A teenage girl and her gangster father embark on a road trip toward revenge in this award-winning coming-of-age Argentinian noir. Fifteen-year-old mbar has never known any parent other than her father, V ctor Mondrag n, nor any life other than his. On any given Friday night, mbar longs to be at the arcade or a rock concert, but she's more likely to be patching up V ctor's latest bullet hole in a dingy motel or creating a new set of fake identities for the both of them. When a tattooed mercenary kills V ctor's best friend and vows that V ctor is next, father and daughter set off on a joyride across Argentina in search of bloody retribution. But mbar's growing pains hurt worse than her beloved sawed-off shotgun's kickback as she begins to question the structure of her world. How much is her father not telling her? Could her life ever be different? And will she survive long enough to find out? It's kill or be killed in this gritty, devastating coming-of-age thriller from the king of Argentine neo-noir.

A teenage girl and her gangster father embark on a road trip toward revenge in this award-winning coming-of-age Argentinian noir. Fifteen-year-old mbar has never known any parent other than her father, V ctor Mondrag n, nor any life other than his--the life of a criminal. On any given Friday night, mbar longs to be at the arcade or a rock concert, but she's more likely to be patching up V ctor's latest bullet hole in a dingy motel or creating a new set of fake identities for the both of them. Although she has come to terms with the realities of her life and enjoys aspects of the freedom from societal constraints that lawlessness offers her, she yearns for love and stability--to be like every other teenage girl. When a tattooed mercenary kills V ctor's best friend and vows that V ctor is next, father and daughter set off on a joyride across Argentina in search of bloody retribution--kill or be killed. But mbar's growing pains hurt worse than her beloved sawed-off shotgun's kickback as she begins to question the structure of her world. How much is her father not telling her? Could her life ever be different? And will she survive long enough to find out? My Favorite Scar is bitterly poetic, as gritty as it is devastating. Buenos Aires-based author Nicol s Ferraro has once again proven himself to be the king of Argentinian noir with this atmospheric, emotional character study that won Spain's prestigious Dashiell Hammett Prize in 2022.

Set in northern Argentina, the gorgeous and gruesome story of two brothers following in their criminal father's footsteps in a bloody battle to save their family from drug lords, perfect for fans of Don Winslow and Narcos. Tom s Cruz swore he would never be like his father, an abusive cocaine junkie whose gangland exploits are notorious throughout the underbelly of northern Argentina. When Samuel Cruz is sentenced to thirteen years in prison, he leaves a laundry list of unfinished cartel business. Seba, Tom s's revered older brother, has no choice but to abandon his straight life and take over his father's underworld debt. Now fifteen years has passed, Seba has been arrested, and the ruthless cartel boss is holding his wife and daughter as collateral--just in time for the holidays. Tom s is forced to choose between protecting his family and his soul as he assumes the to-do list where Seba left off, plunging into the shocking depravity of the cartel to track a drug deal gone wrong. On a bloody quest for underworld justice that will take him from a nightmarish bar staffed by teenage sex slaves to the murky depths of the Paran River, Tom s discovers himself capable of violence he never thought possible. He must ask himself if he really is his father's son . . . and he may not like the answer. Argentinian noir wunderkind Nicol s Ferraro's first novel to be translated into English, Cruz was a finalist for the prestigious Dashiell Hammett Award for Best Crime Novel.

Set in northern Argentina, the gorgeous and gruesome story of two brothers following in their criminal father's footsteps in a bloody battle to save their family from drug lords, perfect for fans of Don Winslow and Narcos. Tom s Cruz swore he would never be like his father, an abusive cocaine junkie whose gangland exploits are notorious throughout the underbelly of northern Argentina. When Samuel Cruz is sentenced to thirteen years in prison, he leaves a laundry list of unfinished cartel business. Seba, Tom s's revered older brother, has no choice but to abandon his straight life and take over his father's underworld debt. Now fifteen years has passed, Seba has been arrested, and the ruthless cartel boss is holding his wife and daughter as collateral--just in time for the holidays. Tom s is forced to choose between protecting his family and his soul as he assumes the to-do list where Seba left off, plunging into the shocking depravity of the cartel to track a drug deal gone wrong. On a bloody quest for underworld justice that will take him from a nightmarish bar staffed by teenage sex slaves to the murky depths of the Paran River, Tom s discovers himself capable of violence he never thought possible. He must ask himself if he really is hisfather's son . . . and he may not like the answer. Argentinian noir wunderkind Nicol s Ferraro's first novel to be translated into English, Cruz was a finalist for the prestigious Dashiell Hammett Award for Best Crime Novel.