Other few books I have read from the list, are very average and forgettable. Sexy, stylish, complex and thrilling Plata quemada is no waste of your hard-earned plata. There are several books I truly enjoyed in this list - like Sempre by J.M.Darhower, The mobster trilogy (Mobsters girl, Awakening a mobster and Mobsters vendeta) by Amy Rachiele, Beautiful Disaster and Redemption by Francette Phall.
So like most true stories, trouble enters the picture-Nene and Angel’s relationship starts to fall apart from the strain of multiple angles-Nene’s difficulty in confronting his own sexuality, and Angel’s possible schizophrenia-and oh yeah, in case we forget the police are still after them all and are finally closing in. Standard crime thriller territory, you might think, but for the fact that Angel and Nene are gay lovers known as the ‘twins” and Cuervo brings his own sexual intensity along with his hottie girlfriend Vivi, and BTW all of this is based on a true story. When the heist goes wayward and several cops are shot the trio makes a getaway for Uruguay and the tight crew, all energy and excitement when planning their caper but now at loose ends, starts to lose their bearings. A big score is the focus of Piñeyro’s sexy thriller set in a stylish, Mad Men-era 1960s in which lookers Cuervo, Angel, and Nene plot to pull off a major heist along with the help of a constellation of crooked characters.
