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Desiree Zamorano has wrestled with culture, identity, and the invisibility of Latinas from early on. Her commentaries have appeared in the LA Times, NPR's Latino USA and Publishers Weekly. She delights in the exploration of contemporary issues of injustice and inequity, via her mystery series featuring private investigator, Inez Leon.

Her novel THE AMADO WOMEN, is about four women, linked by birth, separated by secrets.2014, Cinco Puntos Press.

A lifelong reader, writer and educator, she is proud of having co-authored with her sister two plays commissioned by southern California's Bilingual Foundation for the Arts. Equity productions, "Reina" and "Bell Gardens 90201" toured for a total of eight years. A Pushcart prize nominee, and award-winni ...more

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	The Amado Women 3.59 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human Cargo 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quickie 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Cons 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir by Gary Phillips (Editor), Walter Mosley (Contributor), Christopher Chambers (Contributor) 3.25 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vastarien, Vol. 1, Issue 3 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Aeron Alfrey (Contributor), S.J. Bagley (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Desiree Zamorano and 3 other people liked Brad's review of The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir: "These short stories were a great, mind-bending, imaginative trip, and the The Obama Inheritance book cover itself is worth the purchase price. Conspiracy theories conjured during Obama's terms as President, on their own, were nutty and off the rails " Read more of this review »
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Desiree Zamorano and 8 other people liked Robert's review of The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir: "What a joy to discover this collection of short stories, all expertly crafted around the satirical premise: What if all the right-wing conspiracy theories about The Deep State are foundationally true? The 15 pulp-noir stories are all over the map and" Read more of this review »
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Desiree Zamorano answered Goodreads's question: Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? I'm working on a novel with the Prison Industrial Complex as the back drop. Having worked with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth, I had an emotional connection.
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Desiree Zamorano liked D.J. Adamson's review of Human Cargo: "Russian Mafia in Los Angeles? This concept is not new to many who live in the LA areas Zamorano sets her mystery-thriller, but it will set those who are unaware in the roll-a-coaster seat of human tragedy that hard broiled detective Inez Leon exposes" Read more of this review »
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