Alex Segura
Miami Midnight: A Pete Fernandez Mystery
(Polis Books, Hardcover June 2019, Paperback August 2020)
A Notable Selection on CrimeReads‘ “Best Crime Novels of 2019”
WLRN Sundial Book Club’s September Pick
One of CrimeReads‘ “Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer”
One of Journal Sentinel‘s “9 Mysteries and Thrillers to Give You an Adrenaline Rush This Summer”
One of Book Riot‘s “50 Must-Read Crime Titles From July and August 2019”
One of Los Angeles Times‘s “7 Highly-Anticipated Books to Get You Through the Dog Days of Summer”
One of CrimeReads‘ “12 New Books You Should Read This August”
One of Entertainment Weekly‘s “20 New Books to Read in August”
On Spine Magazine‘s “Can’t Wait to Read!” list
One of Writer’s Bone‘s “21 Books That Should Be On Your Radar: August 2019”
On CrimeReads‘ list of “August’s Best New Action Thrillers”
A CrimeReads‘ Notable Selection on their list of “The 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade”
A year has passed since Pete Fernandez’s latest, closest brush with death and he’s managed to rebuild his life, running a small bookstore by day and working cases in Miami by night. Sober and finally embracing life, Pete still finds himself watching as events whizz by ― including the engagement of an old flame. When an aging Cuban mobster asks Pete to find out who killed his drug-addicted, jazz pianist son and to locate his missing daughter-in-law, Pete balks, until another dead body suggests that the death of the mafioso’s son might tie into the people that almost ended Pete’s life, and reveal an unexpected, dangerous truth about the Miami private eye’s own blurred past.
The Pete Fernandez Mysteries
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Advance Praise for MIAMI MIDNIGHT
“Segura wraps up his hit Pete Fernandez saga in style with this twisty, surprising conclusion.”
–Entertainment Weekly
“A page-turner that delivers. Thrills, spills, and chills ratchet ever-upward to a satisfying finale.”
–Library Journal
“Miami has never been so vibrant, so full of ghosts, as it is in this latest Fernandez novel, which gives Segura ample room to explore the hidden pockets and stories of his (and his hero’s) hometown.”
–CrimeReads
“The Pete Fernandez novels are a must-read for any crime fiction series fan. Alex Segura is a writer to watch.”
–Alafair Burke, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Better Sister
“Finally, during the dog days of August, I recommend hanging with bookseller and sort of retired PI Pete Fernandez in Alex Segura’s deeply absorbing Miami Midnight. I’d suggest reading this with Coltrane or Dizzy playing in the background, a chilled mojito next to you, and nothing on your schedule because you’ll not want to put this book down.”
–Carole Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“An old-fashioned knight errant, Pete slogs and slugs his way forward until the last bullets have been sprayed. Fans of pulp detective fiction of an earlier era will appreciate this one.”
–Publishers Weekly
“I blasted through Miami Midnight. A fantastic noir with a complex and very human hero in Pete Fernandez. My takeaway: more books should be set in Miami and more novels should be written by Alex Segura.”
–Lisa Lutz, author of The Passenger and The Swallows
“Miami Midnight starts with a private investigator trying to track down a missing painting. How dangerous can that be, right? Well, it is Miami, and it is Pete Fernandez, so hang on. Alex Segura’s P.I. series is one of the best around, and this latest offering might very well be the pick of the bunch. Don’t miss it.”
–Michael Harvey, author of Pulse and Brighton
“Miami Midnight is topflight suspense, full of head-snapping twists, but what sets it apart is its richly detailed and engaging characters, especially Pete Fernandez whose troubled past rises up to threaten him and all he holds dear. As a special bonus, Alex Segura takes us on a tour of a South Florida more exotic, dangerous, and complex than any I’ve experienced in a long, long time.”
–James W. Hall, author of the acclaimed Thorn mystery series
“A dark and absorbing read from Miami native Segura, this fifth novel in an acclaimed series appears to be the finale. But fans will root for Pete’s return, not yet ready to part with the engaging sleuth or the compellingly evoked setting. Not to mention needing another chance to ask, ‘¿Estás loca?'”
–Booklist
“As with Segura’s previous novels in this series, terrifically telling musical, literary, pop-culture touches and details abound: I particularly enjoyed the not-so-mysterious femme fatale with a pleasingly sophisticated taste for thrillers.”
–The Seattle Review of Books
Praise for the Pete Fernandez Mystery Series
“Alex Segura is one of the writers who reminds me why I fell in love with PI fiction and wanted to write it.”
—Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of Sunburn
“Squalid, sun-drenched noir at its best.”
—Kelly Braffet
“Pitch perfect in the key of hard-boiled.”
—Reed Farrel Coleman
“A noir page turner… Segura is a writer to watch.”
—Sara Gran
“Tense and taut. A series not to be missed.”
—Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Queenpin, Dare Me, and You Will Know Me
“Cool, compelling and completely believable.”
—Hank Phillippi Ryan
“The fourth book in Alex Segura’s series, this is not one to be missed by a master of the detective genre.”
–Matthew Turbeville, MysteryPeople by BookPeople
“Murder, mayhem, Miami…Silent City knows that every city has its own dark and twisted personality. And so do its inhabitants. Take a chance and step inside.”
—Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The House of Secrets
“At once a harrowing crime novel and a deeply human tale of struggle and redemption, Down the Darkest Street will keep you guessing—and gasping—until you’ve turned the final page.”
—Chris Holm, bestselling author of The Killing Kind
“Segura captures the spirit of modern Miami with its complicated past and conflicted present. Pete Fernandez is the perfect hero to walk the mean streets of both worlds.”
―Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn and The Innocents
“With a rich setting and an engagingly complex main character, Dangerous Ends is a tense, gripping exploration of what happens when a bloody past collides with a dangerous present.”
―Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of The Long and Faraway Gone
“Blackout is cool, vivid—and poignant. In Alex Segura’s capable hands, Florida becomes a haunted landscape where hope can’t quite be eradicated. We’re with Pete Fernandez every step of the way.”
—Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award-winning author of Unsub and Into the Black Nowhere, on Blackout
“Blackout has a sharp, twisty plot, but it also delivers on the human level—showing characters at their most vulnerable, damaged, and desperate while demonstrating their powers of resilience and insisting on the possibility for redemption.”
—Ivy Pochoda, author of Wonder Valley, on Blackout
“Expertly weaving the past and present, Alex Segura masterfully cranks the tension while revealing the demons that both haunt P.I. Pete Fernandez and drive him forward. Blackout will hook you on Fernandez and Alex Segura. Let’s have more, and soon.”
—Robert Crais, New York Times bestselling author of The Wanted, latest in the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series, on Blackout
“Alex Segura’s latest is dark, devious, and devastating. Deftly shifting through three distinct periods in time, he shows us the scars that never heal, while allowing for moments of grace. Blackout is, quite simply, a knockout.”
—Hilary Davidson, Anthony Award-winning author of One Small Sacrifice, on Blackout
“Segura balances action and emotion in Blackout like a master craftsman.”
–MysteryPeople on Blackout
“A hot summer read!”
–The Boston Globe on Blackout
“With its smart dialogue and vivid settings, this series concentrates equally on the trajectory of Pete Fernandez’s life and the mysteries he tries to solve. Fine crime fiction.”
–Booklist
“Segura’s latest offers a mind-spinning mix of dark and darker elements – not to mention multiple literal head-blowing moments, and, part-way through, a super-shocking surprise.”
–Seattle Review of Books
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Part of The Real Book Spy‘s 2019 Summer Reading Guide
Pete Fernandez from the Pete Fernandez series is listed on Book Riot’s “8 of the Best Private Detectives in Mystery Series”
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Featured on CrimeReads‘ “United States of Mystery: Essential Florida Crime Fiction”
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Alex Segura is a novelist and comic book writer. He is the author of the Miami crime novels Silent City, Down The Darkest Street, and Dangerous Ends, featuring newsman-turned-P.I. Pete Fernandez. He has also written a number of comic books, including the best-selling and critically acclaimed Archie Meets Kiss storyline, the “Occupy Riverdale” story and the upcoming Archie Meets Ramones. He lives in New York with his wife. He is a Miami native. Follow him at @alex_segura.