{"id":45316,"date":"2026-08-11T10:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=45316"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:39:23","slug":"soaked-a-noir-mystery-short-by-miguel-angel-hernandez-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=45316","title":{"rendered":"Soaked: A Noir Mystery Short by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dark, propulsive, and deliciously sinister&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A calculating detective hunts a killer who knows exactly how to get his attention in Hernandez\u2019s fast-paced noir mystery. When a string of brutal murders rocks New York City, Detective Jerry Crowder is drawn back into action. The killings are carefully staged, with bodies deliberately left in the rain to destroy evidence. When the case leads to someone from Crowder\u2019s past, the investigation becomes personal. Working alongside Detective Victoria Hayes, Crowder must look beyond the obvious suspects and unravel the killer\u2019s deadly game before another victim falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hernandez keeps the story moving at a brisk pace, packing suspicion, grisly discoveries, and sharp confrontations into a compact mystery. Crowder makes for a compelling hard-boiled hero: brash, observant, and relentlessly analytical. His uneasy dynamic with Hayes adds tension, while their competing investigative instincts keep suspicion shifting. The rain-soaked New York setting gives the story a suitably grim, cinematic atmosphere, with rain serving as both a striking visual motif and an integral part of the killer\u2019s method. The short format lends the mystery urgency, delivering a lean, propulsive tale of murder, manipulation, and psychological gamesmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dark, atmospheric bite of noir suspense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Soaked-Mystery-Short-Miguels-Stories-ebook\/dp\/B0FPVQ2Z1C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date <strong>&nbsp;\u200e<\/strong> September 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Soaring High Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN B0FPVQ2Z1C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Print length 40 page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Price $2.99 Kindle edition, $0.00 Kindle unlimited<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark, propulsive, and deliciously sinister&#8230; A calculating detective hunts a killer who knows exactly how to get his attention in Hernandez\u2019s fast-paced noir mystery. 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