H. Romero-Gomez
... this lifestyle, it's not for everybody.
Smuggler's Blues
The Series
Trading prohibited goods across sovereign borders is one of the oldest professions. Through the ages and in every society, there have been those who profit from the black market trade of spices, drugs, slaves, weapons, precious stones or animal parts, and today this way of making a living is alive and well.
In places where the rule of law has broken down, where government corruption is endemic and insurgent armies threaten the safety and prosperity of a whole nation, smuggling provides opportunities for quick profits as well as political influence.
The four novels in the series ‘Smuggler’s Blues’ explore different aspects of the smuggling trades. They shed light into the reasons some people choose this profession, living in a daily defiance of the law and gaining an advantage by taking great risks.
THE GREEN CURSE
H. Romero-Gomez
The Green Curse
A former drug smuggler and his fifteen-year-old nephew travel to the heart of the Florida Everglades to retrieve a hidden treasure. The long canoe ride in the mangrove swamps gives them a chance to catch up on the last five years since they last saw each other.
Occupational Hazards
A fun summer job as a bus driver assistant turns deadly for Fabio Perez. When a guerilla roadblock uncovers a weapons stash he didn't know about, he is taken hostage along with his girlfriend and the bus driver. He makes it out alive and rescues his companions, but losses something precious in the end.
Diamonds in the Rough
Two financiers for a drug cartel travel to a small West African nation to trade raw emeralds for raw diamonds and wind up in the hands of a rebel army. Accused of stealing from a local mine and held hostage, the two businessmen are saved by a miracle. They survive a night from hell and vow never to return.
The Feast of San Isidro
Cristina Machado, new to the upper ranks of a drug smuggling operation, is getting used to handling large transactions and managing the logistics of transportation and exchange. When called upon to run the town’s country fair, she delivers an unforgettable gathering, but all her good fortune is about to turn when a delivery to the U.S-Mexican border turns deadly.