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Christina Hoag was a former journalist for the Miami Herald and the Associated Press who's had her laptop searched by Colombian guerrillas and phone tapped in Venezuela, suspected of drug trafficking in Guyana, hid under a car to evade Guatemalan soldiers, an d posed as a nun to get inside a Caracas jail. She's interviewed gang members, bank robbers, gunmen, thieves and thugs in prisons, shantytowns and slums, not to forget billionaires and presidents, some of whom fall into the previous categories. Now she writes about such characters in her fiction.
Her debut novel "Skin of Tattoos," a noir crime novel, was a finalist for the 2017 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Suspense. Her YA thriller "Girl on the Brink" was named Suspense Ma ...more

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I feel like a lot of girls will be able to identify with the smothering and unhealthy relationship in Girl on the Brink. I know I've had some scary ones in my younger days. Is there anything you hope readers can take away from your book to empower them?

Christina Hoag I'm really hoping that teens will learn the red flags of such a relationship so they can spot the signs early on and get out of the relationship, not …moreI'm really hoping that teens will learn the red flags of such a relationship so they can spot the signs early on and get out of the relationship, not just as teen relationships but throughout their lives. The longer these relationships continue, the harder they are to get out of and the worse the abuse gets. Teenagers aren't overly wont to listen to adults so my aim was to present a dangerous relationship as a novel so it will seem less like a lesson or advice. Instead, a girl can read this on her own and absorb the story in her own way.(less)

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You've written extensively and very eloquently about gang life. What initially sparked your interest in the topic?

Christina Hoag I'm fascinated by subcultures and societies within societies and that's basically what gangs are. I first encountered gangs as a young newspaper repor…moreI'm fascinated by subcultures and societies within societies and that's basically what gangs are. I first encountered gangs as a young newspaper reporter in New Jersey, when I was assigned to write a story about a notorious motorcycle gang delivering Christmas toys to a local hospital. I went to interview them in a small suburban house, very normal-looking apart from the bunch of Harley choppers out front and its rather gloriously hirsute occupants, who insisted they belonged to a “club” not a gang. I was fascinated by them and their lifestyle. Years later, I interviewed gang members deported from Los Angeles to El Salvador, where they had landed like fish out of water because they’d left Salvador as babies and small children during the civil war. Some barely spoke Spanish. That was before gangs spread like a pandemic and really took control of northern Central America. Anyway, their stories resonated with me, and formed the genesis of "Skin of Tattoos," which is about a Salvadoran family who fled one war zone only to arrive in Los Angeles and find themselves in another, which is basically what happened to thousands of refugees.(less)

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	Girl on the Brink 4.36 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Skin of Tattoos 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	Proms and Balls: A Kick Ass Girls of Fire & Ice Collection by Christina Hoag (Goodreads Author), Caroline Andrus (Goodreads Author), Nancy Pennick (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	Angel's Lust it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Down in the Dirt: Revealing All Your Dirty Little Secrets V084 July 2010 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Kick Ass Girls of Fire & Ice by Alice J. Black (Goodreads Author), Emily S. Deibel (Goodreads Author), D.G. Driver (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 21 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
	One Hundred Voices: Volume I by Destiny Rose (Editor), Edward Ahern (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), M.E. Syler (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	Duenos De America Latina: Como Amasaron Sus Fortunas Los Personajes Mas Ricos E Influyentes De La Region by Gerardo Reyes, Christina Hoag (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005	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
	And Now the Nightmare Begins: The Horror Zine by Brian J. Smith (Editor), Connor de Bruler (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), E.J. Tett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Peace In the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence by Aquil Basheer, Christina Hoag (Goodreads Author), Pete Carroll (Foreword) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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